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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jan 19.
Published in final edited form as: Health Place. 2016 Dec 27;43:128–137. doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2016.12.001

Table 4.

Adjusted prevalence ratios* for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) prevalence corresponding to a difference between the 90th and 10th percentiles in neighborhood environments, 2000–2004.

Survey-based social environments

Social cohesion Violence Problems

Model No. PR(95% CI) P value PR(95% CI) P value PR(95% CI) P value
Model 1 0.92(0.86, 0.98) 0.007 1.10(1.03, 1.18) 0.006 1.16(1.07, 1.25) <0.001
Model 2 0.93(0.86, 0.99) 0.032 1.10(1.02, 1.18) 0.013 1.15(1.06, 1.25) 0.001
Model 3 0.92(0.86, 0.99) 0.027 1.10(1.02, 1.18) 0.015 1.15(1.06, 1.25) 0.001
Model 4 0.93(0.87, 1.00) 0.041 1.09(1.01, 1.17) 0.036 1.14(1.05, 1.24) 0.002
Model 5 0.94(0.88, 1.01) 0.083 1.07(0.99, 1.15) 0.084 1.12(1.03, 1.21) 0.008

GIS-based physical environments

Favorable food stores Unfavorable food stores Physical activity resources

Model No. PR(95% CI) P value PR(95% CI) P value PR(95% CI) P value

Model 1 1.03(0.98, 1.09) 0.224 1.07(0.99,1.17) 0.087 1.03 (0.98, 1.09) 0.185
Model 2 1.03(0.98, 1.09) 0.266 1.07(0.99,1.17) 0.087 1.04 (0.98, 1.09) 0.173
Model 3 1.03(0.98, 1.09) 0.248 1.08(0.99,1.17) 0.080 1.04 (0.98, 1.09) 0.169
Model 4 1.03(0.98, 1.09) 0.230 1.07(0.99,1.16) 0.099 1.03 (0.98, 1.09) 0.203
Model 5 1.01(0.96, 1.07) 0.715 1.07(0.99,1.16) 0.083 1.04 (0.99, 1.10) 0.136

Abbreviations: BMI: body mass index, CI: confidence interval, PR: Prevalence ratio, GIS: Geographic Information Systems, JHS: Jackson Heart Study.

*

Adjusted PRs for baseline characteristics and were estimated using Generalized Estimating Equation (GEE) accounting for nesting of participants within census tract-level.

Survey-based neighborhood environments were collected from JHS participants and aggregated to census tracts using empirical Bayes estimation. Item responses had a possible range of 1 to 4; higher scores indicate better social cohesion, and higher violence and problems.

GIS-based densities of favorable and unfavorable food stores and physical activity resources were derived using standard industrial classification codes from commercial listings of establishments obtained from National Establishment Time-Series database from Walls & Associates. The densities were calculated for a 1-mile buffer around each of JHS participant’s residential address.

Model 1: Age, sex, and family history of diabetes

Model 2: Model 1 + income, and educational level

Model 3: Model 2 + alcohol intake, and smoking status

Model 4: Model 3 + physical activity level, and diet

Model 5: Model 4 + BMI