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Published in final edited form as: Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2015 Jun 10;24(8):1282–1290. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-15-0055

Table 1. Association between pre-diganosis BMI and the neighborhood environment, California Breast Cancer Survivorship Consortium.

All African Americans Asian Americans
n=8995 n=1719 n=1234
Overweight vs. Normal Weight Obese vs. Normal Weight Overweight vs. Normal Weight Obese vs. Normal Weight Overweight vs. Normal Weight Obese vs. Normal Weight
ORa 95% CI ORa 95% CI ORa 95% CI ORa 95% CI ORa 95% CI ORa 95% CI
Socioeconomic statusb,c Q5-high 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Q4 1.34 (1.15-1.55) 1.23 (1.01-1.49) 1.33 (0.78-2.28) 1.25 (0.69-2.27) 0.84 (0.53-1.36) 1.13 (0.48-2.68)
Q3 1.51 (1.25-1.82) 1.36 (1.08-1.71) 1.53 (0.84-2.79) 1.51 (0.80-2.85) 0.94 (0.51-1.73) 1.91 (0.67-5.40)
Q2 1.44 (1.15-1.81) 1.35 (1.03-1.78) 1.76 (0.93-3.34) 1.66 (0.84-3.28) 0.95 (0.46-1.97) 1.47 (0.40-5.47)
Q1-low 1.72 (1.28-2.30) 1.43 (1.01-2.02) 1.93 (0.93-4.02) 1.66 (0.76-3.64) 1.26 (0.52-3.04) 1.88 (0.40-8.82)
p trend <0.01 0.02 0.06 0.16 0.68 0.39
Population densityc Q1-low 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Q2 1.09 (0.91-1.30) 1.04 (0.83-1.30) 1.51 (0.77-2.97) 1.04 (0.52-2.08) 1.32 (0.71-2.44) 1.34 (0.42-4.20)
Q3 1.07 (0.88-1.31) 1.08 (0.84-1.39) 1.53 (0.78-2.98) 0.95 (0.47-1.92) 1.48 (0.77-2.85) 2.34 (0.75-7.34)
Q4-high 1.09 (0.84-1.40) 1.14 (0.83-1.55) 1.44 (0.70-2.96) 0.83 (0.38-1.79) 1.05 (0.48-2.28) 1.98 (0.52-7.53)
p trend 0.53 0.23 0.22 0.84 0.83 0.19
Urbanicityc metropolitan suburban 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
metropolitan urban 0.86 (0.70-1.07) 0.88 (0.69-1.12) 1.02 (0.68-1.53) 1.05 (0.69-1.61) 0.82 (0.46-1.47) 0.53 (0.20-1.42)
city 1.00 (0.85-1.17) 1.08 (0.88-1.33) 1.23 (0.59-2.56) 1.26 (0.59-2.73) 0.80 (0.30-2.15) 0.35 (0.03-4.48)
town 1.28 (0.85-1.92) 1.16 (0.65-2.05) -- -- 0.68 (0.19-2.44) -- -- -- --
rural 0.82 (0.59-1.14) 1.08 (0.70-1.67) 0.18 (0.01-2.84) -- -- -- -- -- --
% Foreign Bornc Q1-low % 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Q2 1.07 (0.92-1.24) 1.09 (0.90-1.31) 0.78 (0.53-1.16) 0.95 (0.63-1.45) 1.13 (0.52-2.44) 1.69 (0.34-8.49)
Q3 1.06 (0.89-1.25) 1.05 (0.84-1.30) 0.89 (0.58-1.38) 0.95 (0.59-1.54) 1.90 (0.92-3.93) 1.66 (0.34-8.20)
Q4-high % 1.06 (0.86-1.32) 1.05 (0.81-1.37) 0.81 (0.48-1.36) 1.33 (0.78-2.26) 1.60 (0.75-3.39) 1.53 (0.31-7.58)
p trend 0.69 0.89 0.78 0.26 0.27 0.98
% Commuting by public transportation/walk/bikec Q1-low % 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Q2 1.05 (0.91-1.21) 1.11 (0.92-1.33) 1.27 (0.76-2.11) 1.44 (0.80-2.60) 0.83 (0.55-1.26) 0.89 (0.47-1.70)
Q3 0.92 (0.78-1.07) 0.98 (0.81-1.19) 0.99 (0.60-1.63) 1.43 (0.82-2.51) 0.98 (0.62-1.57) 0.52 (0.23-1.19)
Q4-high % 0.97 (0.80-1.16) 1.10 (0.89-1.38) 1.22 (0.72-2.05) 1.71 (0.97-3.01) 0.67 (0.37-1.22) 0.74 (0.30-1.82)
p trend 0.32 0.69 0.89 0.07 0.33 0.14
Household crowdingc,d Q1-low 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Q2 1.10 (0.95-1.28) 1.20 (0.98-1.46) 0.72 (0.43-1.21) 0.65 (0.37-1.16) 1.49 (0.87-2.53) 2.98 (0.86-10.35)
Q3 1.06 (0.88-1.29) 1.35 (1.06-1.72) 0.61 (0.35-1.07) 0.72 (0.39-1.32) 1.30 (0.70-2.38) 1.98 (0.51-7.66)
Q4-high 1.24 (0.94-1.63) 1.54 (1.10-2.16) 0.57 (0.28-1.17) 0.63 (0.29-1.37) 2.17 (0.98-4.80) 3.67 (0.73-18.42)
p trend 0.41 0.02 0.07 0.22 0.12 0.16
% Multi-family housing unitsc,e Q1-low % 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Q2 0.95 (0.82-1.10) 0.87 (0.72-1.05) 1.10 (0.69-1.73) 1.02 (0.63-1.66) 0.97 (0.62-1.51) 0.88 (0.41-1.90)
Q3 0.80 (0.68-0.95) 0.89 (0.73-1.08) 0.89 (0.56-1.42) 1.02 (0.63-1.66) 0.66 (0.41-1.07) 1.14 (0.52-2.50)
Q4-high % 0.89 (0.74-1.07) 0.92 (0.74-1.15) 1.29 (0.78-2.11) 1.35 (0.80-2.26) 0.91 (0.52-1.60) 0.83 (0.31-2.21)
p trend 0.04 0.39 0.64 0.44 0.21 0.47
Street connectivity: Gammaf,h Q1-low connectivity 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Q2 1.00 (0.86-1.16) 1.04 (0.86-1.27) 0.87 (0.52-1.45) 0.87 (0.49-1.53) 1.03 (0.65-1.62) 1.14 (0.56-2.29)
Q3 0.90 (0.77-1.07) 1.11 (0.90-1.37) 0.99 (0.59-1.67) 1.57 (0.88-2.80) 1.03 (0.64-1.65) 0.68 (0.31-1.51)
Q4-high connectivity 0.98 (0.81-1.19) 1.19 (0.94-1.50) 1.04 (0.61-1.77) 1.59 (0.88-2.87) 1.36 (0.79-2.33) 0.99 (0.37-2.63)
p trend 0.66 0.28 0.50 0.02 0.17 0.68
Number of businessesh Q1-low 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Q2 0.94 (0.79-1.12) 0.97 (0.78-1.22) 0.74 (0.43-1.29) 0.97 (0.50-1.89) 0.93 (0.53-1.65) 0.79 (0.30-2.10)
Q3 1.01 (0.83-1.24) 1.07 (0.83-1.38) 0.87 (0.48-1.55) 1.08 (0.54-2.16) 0.95 (0.51-1.78) 0.99 (0.33-2.92)
Q4-high 0.86 (0.68-1.08) 0.74 (0.56-0.99) 0.66 (0.35-1.27) 0.68 (0.32-1.45) 1.01 (0.50-2.04) 0.61 (0.17-2.19)
p trend 0.55 0.07 0.37 0.13 0.91 0.31
Restaurant environment indexg,h only non-fast food restaurants 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
<median 1.11 (0.94-1.32) 1.05 (0.85-1.29) 1.13 (0.67-1.89) 0.96 (0.55-1.67) 0.85 (0.52-1.42) 0.95 (0.36-2.51)
>median 1.07 (0.92-1.25) 1.07 (0.88-1.30) 1.27 (0.79-2.06) 0.97 (0.58-1.63) 0.90 (0.55-1.46) 1.38 (0.58-3.28)
No Business 0.97 (0.78-1.21) 0.99 (0.74-1.32) 1.45 (0.60-3.49) 1.26 (0.51-3.14) 0.77 (0.34-1.72) 0.63 (0.13-3.02)
p trend 0.42 0.15 0.28 0.92 0.55 0.10
Number of parksh 0 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
1 0.86 (0.75-0.99) 0.97 (0.82-1.15) 1.00 (0.69-1.47) 0.89 (0.60-1.33) 0.84 (0.57-1.24) 1.67 (0.76-3.67)
2 0.98 (0.84-1.14) 0.99 (0.82-1.19) 1.19 (0.79-1.80) 0.85 (0.55-1.32) 0.91 (0.59-1.40) 2.17 (0.91-5.19)
≥3 0.97 (0.83-1.15) 1.08 (0.89-1.31) 1.18 (0.77-1.81) 1.10 (0.70-1.73) 0.70 (0.42-1.17) 1.44 (0.55-3.80)
p trend 0.76 0.32 0.31 0.65 0.21 0.27
Socioeconomic statusb,c Q5-high 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Q4 1.44 (0.97-2.14) 1.02 (0.65-1.62) 1.44 (1.18-1.77) 1.43 (1.09-1.88)
Q3 1.17 (0.73-1.86) 0.74 (0.44-1.25) 1.77 (1.36-2.31) 1.73 (1.23-2.44)
Q2 1.16 (0.66-2.04) 0.97 (0.54-1.76) 1.49 (1.05-2.13) 1.69 (1.08-2.65)
Q1-low 1.21 (0.60-2.45) 0.78 (0.37-1.65) 2.50 (1.49-4.18) 2.52 (1.31-4.84)
p trend 0.96 0.69 <0.01 <0.01
Population densityc Q1-low 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Q2 1.17 (0.70-1.98) 0.87 (0.50-1.51) 1.01 (0.82-1.26) 1.19 (0.88-1.62)
Q3 1.28 (0.75-2.17) 0.89 (0.51-1.56) 0.90 (0.69-1.17) 1.25 (0.88-1.79)
Q4-high 1.25 (0.67-2.35) 0.92 (0.47-1.79) 1.06 (0.69-1.62) 1.59 (0.94-2.67)
p trend 0.55 0.97 0.87 0.06
Urbanicityc metropolitan suburban 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
metropolitan urban 0.92 (0.57-1.47) 1.01 (0.62-1.65) 0.86 (0.56-1.32) 0.79 (0.48-1.30)
city 1.03 (0.64-1.66) 1.25 (0.74-2.10) 1.00 (0.82-1.22) 0.99 (0.76-1.28)
town -- -- 1.16 (0.37-3.67) 1.27 (0.82-1.98) 1.11 (0.59-2.07)
rural 0.68 (0.18-2.57) 1.69 (0.56-5.13) 0.87 (0.60-1.27) 0.96 (0.56-1.63)
% Foreign Bornc Q1-low % 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Q2 1.11 (0.67-1.86) 1.88 (1.06-3.34) 1.24 (1.03-1.50) 0.95 (0.74-1.23)
Q3 0.85 (0.49-1.47) 1.46 (0.78-2.75) 1.14 (0.90-1.44) 0.97 (0.70-1.35)
Q4-high % 0.89 (0.48-1.66) 1.10 (0.55-2.19) 1.18 (0.82-1.69) 1.00 (0.63-1.57)
p trend 0.76 0.30 0.26 0.90
% Commuting by public transportation/walk/bikec Q1-low % 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Q2 1.19 (0.75-1.89) 0.83 (0.52-1.34) 1.04 (0.86-1.25) 1.22 (0.95-1.56)
Q3 0.88 (0.55-1.41) 0.74 (0.46-1.20) 0.91 (0.74-1.13) 0.98 (0.74-1.28)
Q4-high % 1.11 (0.66-1.86) 0.77 (0.45-1.32) 0.89 (0.68-1.17) 1.12 (0.80-1.58)
p trend 0.82 0.42 0.37 0.99
Household crowdingc,d Q1-low 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Q2 1.81 (1.12-2.92) 1.97 (1.13-3.42) 1.02 (0.84-1.23) 1.14 (0.88-1.48)
Q3 1.66 (0.96-2.87) 1.93 (1.02-3.65) 1.04 (0.79-1.37) 1.45 (1.02-2.05)
Q4-high 2.16 (1.08-4.31) 3.24 (1.50-7.00) 1.07 (0.68-1.67) 1.09 (0.61-1.95)
p trend 0.06 <0.01 0.70 0.39
% Multi-family housing unitsc,e Q1-low % 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Q2 1.16 (0.80-1.69) 1.01 (0.67-1.52) 0.88 (0.72-1.08) 0.86 (0.66-1.12)
Q3 1.14 (0.75-1.71) 1.32 (0.86-2.04) 0.79 (0.63-0.99) 0.68 (0.50-0.91)
Q4-high % 1.14 (0.72-1.79) 1.16 (0.71-1.89) 0.72 (0.54-0.95) 0.77 (0.54-1.10)
p trend 0.38 0.21 <0.01 0.03
Street connectivity: Gammaf,h Q1-low connectivity 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Q2 1.07 (0.73-1.58) 1.30 (0.84-2.00) 0.99 (0.81-1.20) 0.97 (0.74-1.27)
Q3 1.05 (0.70-1.59) 1.33 (0.84-2.11) 0.82 (0.65-1.03) 1.06 (0.79-1.44)
Q4-high connectivity 1.17 (0.72-1.89) 1.77 (1.06-2.95) 0.78 (0.59-1.04) 0.86 (0.60-1.25)
p trend 0.38 0.03 0.03 0.17
Number of businessesh Q1-low 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Q2 0.95 (0.61-1.49) 1.08 (0.66-1.76) 1.01 (0.80-1.28) 0.90 (0.66-1.24)
Q3 0.88 (0.54-1.45) 0.97 (0.56-1.69) 1.12 (0.84-1.49) 1.10 (0.76-1.58)
Q4-high 0.69 (0.38-1.25) 0.79 (0.42-1.49) 0.94 (0.67-1.32) 0.61 (0.39-0.96)
p trend 0.51 0.31 0.90 0.44
Restaurant environment indexg,h only non-fast food restaurants 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
<median 1.71 (1.12-2.60) 1.21 (0.77-1.89) 1.07 (0.84-1.37) 1.17 (0.85-1.60)
>median 1.28 (0.85-1.91) 1.24 (0.81-1.91) 1.02 (0.82-1.26) 1.01 (0.76-1.33)
No Business 1.43 (0.71-2.89) 1.02 (0.48-2.18) 0.88 (0.68-1.14) 1.06 (0.73-1.54)
p trend 0.57 0.20 0.81 0.59
Number of parksh 0 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
1 0.98 (0.67-1.42) 1.05 (0.70-1.56) 0.81 (0.66-0.99) 0.98 (0.75-1.27)
2 1.16 (0.77-1.73) 1.01 (0.65-1.55) 0.89 (0.71-1.12) 1.06 (0.80-1.42)
≥3 0.84 (0.55-1.27) 1.07 (0.69-1.65) 1.12 (0.88-1.41) 1.00 (0.73-1.37)
p trend 0.82 0.60 0.26 0.78
a

Stratified by stage (AJCC) and study (AABCS,CARE,CTS, MEC, SFBCS). Adjusted for age, log (age), year of diagnosis, block group clustering, education, number of births, smoking status, alcohol consumption, hypertension, diabetes. Analysis for all groups combined also adjusted for race/ethnicity

b

Based on SES composite index of seven indicator variables for Census block groups (Liu education index, proportion blue collar job, proportion older than age 16 in the workforce without a job, median household income, percent below 200% of federal poverty line, median rent, median house value)

c

U.S. census data; categories based on CA state-wide distribution

d

Percent occupied housing with ≥1 occupant per room

e

Percent of housing structures with ≥2 units

f

Ratio of actual number of street segments to maximum possible number of intersections

g

Ratio of the number of fast food restaurants to non-fast food restaurants

h

Business or traffic data; categories based on study participant distribution