Table 1.

Descriptive characteristics for Resilience for Eating and Activity Despite Inequality participants (n=882)

Variable	Wave I	Wave II	Wave III
Outcome variable
Body mass index (kg/m2)
Mean (SD)	26.1 (6.0)	26.7 (6.4)	26.9 (6.5)
Minimum–maximum	16.0–50.8	15.8–55.4	14.2–55.1
Missing, n (%)	10 (1.1 %)	49 (5.5 %)	26 (2.9 %)
Exposure variables
Major chain fast-food outlets within 2 km
Median (Q1–Q3)	0 (0–2)		1 (0–3)
Minimum–maximum	0–33	–	0–40
Major chain fast-food outlets within 3 km
Median (Q1–Q3)	1 (0–5)	–	3 (0–6)
Minimum–maximum	0–55		0–72
Major chain fast-food outlets within 5 km
Median (Q1–Q3)	3 (0–12)	–	4 (0–15)
Minimum–maximum	0–84		0–106
Potential confounders
Age (years)
Mean (SD)	37.7 (7.1)	40.6 (7.1)	42.7 (7.1)
Minimum–maximum	18.4–49.5	21.3–52.5	23.3–54.4
Education, n (%)
Low: did not complete high school	236 (26.8%)	212 (24.0%)	186 (21.1%)
Medium: high school/trade/diploma	391 (44.3%)	390 (44.2%)	394 (44.7%)
High: tertiary	253 (28.7%)	281 (31.8%)	299 (33.9%)
Missing	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)
Employment, n (%)
Full time	317 (35.9%)	348 (39.5%)	356 (40.4%)
Part-time	292 (33.1%)	318 (36.1%)	344 (39.0%)
Not in paid employment	256 (29.0%)	209 (23.7%)	170 (19.3%)
Missing	17 (1.9%)	7 (0.8%)	12 (1.4%)
Weekly household income, n (%)
<$500	73 (8.3%)	46 (5.2%)	63 (7.1%)
$500 to <$1000	267 (30.3%)	218 (24.7%)	198 (22.5%)
$1000 to <$1500	174 (19.7%)	188 (21.3%)	175 (19.8%)
$1500+	175 (19.8%)	233 (26.4%)	287 (32.5%)
Missing	193 (21.9%)	197 (22.3%)	159 (18.0%)
Children in the household, n (%)
Yes	596 (67.6%)	594 (67.4%)	568 (64.4%)
No	282 (32.0%)	284 (32.2%)	313 (35.5%)
Missing	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)
Urban/rural classification, n (%)
Urban	401 (45.5%)	401 (45.5%)	401 (45.5%)
Rural	481 (54.5%)	481 (54.5%)	481 (54.5%)

Q1, quartile 1; Q3, quartile 3.