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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Mar 16.
Published in final edited form as: Prev Med. 2013 May 30;57(3):162–167. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2013.05.009

Table 2.

Distributions of objective measures of neighborhood food and physical activity environment and their bivariate association with child’s weight status (na = 702).

Geospatial variable % or mean (SE)b Unadjusted OR (95% CI)b
Food environment
Miles to nearest
 Supermarket   0.72 (0.02) 1.12 (0.76, 1.66)
 Small grocery store   0.48 (0.02) 0.70 (0.41, 1.18)
 Convenience store   0.18 (0.01) 0.18 (0.05, 0.63)c
 Fast-food restaurant   0.21 (0.01) 0.47 (0.13, 1.69)
Presence in 1 mile radiusd
 Supermarket
  Yes   80.1 (1.8) 1.00 (0.63, 1.59)
  No   19.9 (1.8)
 Small grocery store
  Yes   90.9 (1.6) 1.47 (0.69, 3.14)
  No     9.1 (1.6)
 Convenience store
  Yes   98.9 (0.5) e
  No     1.1 (0.5)
 Fast-food restaurant
  Yes   99.8 (0.1) e
  No     0.2 (0.1)
Presence in 1/2 mile radiusd
 Supermarket
  Yes   38.5 (3.1) 0.82 (0.52, 1.29)
  No   61.5 (3.1)
 Small grocery store
  Yes   63.9 (2.9) 1.08 (0.70, 1.67)
  No   36.1 (2.9)
 Convenience store
  Yes   96.4 (1.0) 3.54 (1.14, 10.98)c
  No     3.6 (1.0)
 Fast-food restaurant
  Yes   96.1 (1.0) 2.46 (0.99, 6.16)f
  No     3.9 (1.0)
Presence in 1/4 mile radiusd
 Supermarket
  Yes   11.5 (2.4) 0.55 (0.26, 1.17)
  No   88.5 (2.4)
 Small grocery store
  Yes   26.1 (3.0) 0.96 (0.59, 1.56)
  No   73.9 (3.0)
 Convenience store
  Yes   82.9 (2.2) 1.99 (1.15, 3.45)c
  No   17.1 (2.2)
 Fast-food restaurant
  Yes   68.5 (2.9) 0.83 (0.52, 1.30)
  No   31.5 (2.9)
Number of outlets in 1 mile radiusg
 Supermarket     2.4 (0.08) 0.94 (0.82, 1.07)
 Small grocery store     7.3 (0.25) 0.99 (0.94, 1.04)
 Convenience store   36.8 (0.87) (0.99, 1.02)
 Fast-food restaurant   52.9 (1.48) 1.00 (0.99, 1.01)
Number of outlets in 1/2 mile radiusg
 Supermarket     0.8 (0.06) 0.90 (0.72, 1.14)
 Small grocery store     2.4 (0.13) 0.98 (0.89, 1.09)
 Convenience store   11.2 (0.28) 1.03 (0.99, 1.08)
 Fast-food restaurant   13.9 (0.47) 1.00 (0.98, 1.03)
Number of outlets in 1/4 mile radiusg
 Supermarket     0.2 (0.03) 0.61 (0.33, 1.10)
 Small grocery store     0.6 (0.07) 1.03 (0.83, 1.27)
 Convenience store     3.3 (0.12) 1.09 (1.00, 1.20)f
 Fast-food restaurant     3.5 (0.18) 1.01 (0.95, 1.08)
PA environment
Miles to nearest
 Park (1 acre or more)   0.28 (0.01) 2.59 (0.72, 9.31)
 PA facility   0.71 (0.03) 1.13 (0.72, 1.79)
Presence in 1 mile radiusd
 Park (1 acre or more)
  Yes 100.0 (−) e
  No     0.0 (−)
 PA facility
  Yes   78.4 (2.8) 1.03 (0.62, 1.71)
  No   21.6 (2.8)
Presence in 1/2 mile radiusd
 Park (1 acre or more)
  Yes   88.8 (2.4) 0.36 (0.18, 0.75)c
PA environment
Presence in 1/2 mile radiusd
 Park (1 acre or more)
  No   11.2 (2.4)
 PA facility
  Yes   37.2 (3.0) 0.85 (0.55, 1.31)
  No   62.8 (3.0)
Presence in 1/4 mile radiusd
 Park (1 acre or more)
  Yes   50.4 (3.1) 0.73 (0.48, 1.11)
  No   49.6 (3.1)
 PA facility
  Yes   10.7 (1.9) 0.73 (0.48, 1.11)
  No   89.3 (1.9)
Number of outlets in 1 mile radiusg
 PA facility     4.1 (0.21) 1.00 (0.93, 1.07)
Number of outlets in 1/2 mile radiusg
 PA facility     1.1 (0.09) 0.90 (0.76, 1.06)
Number of outlets in 1/4 mile radiusg
 PA facility     0.3 (0.04) 0.86 (0.61, 1.21)
a

Unweighted sample size.

b

Sample weighted and SE adjusted for complex survey design.

c

p < 0.05 in bivariate logit model with child’s weight status.

d

Radius measurement based on road distances.

e

Not computed due to insufficient variability.

f

p < 0.10 in bivariate logit model with child’s weight status.

g

Radius measurement based on shortest distance between two points.