Table 4.
The Association of Food Swamps on Hospitalization Rates among Diabetic Adults Additionally Controlling for Percentage Vacant Homes (N = 784)
| All‐cause hospitalization rate | ACSC hospitalization rate | |
|---|---|---|
| Food swamp score | 56.38** (16.50) | 21.23*** (4.30) |
| Comorbidities per patient | 92.60*** (16.50) | 12.79** (4.31) |
| Percentage of patients on Medicaid | −1.26 (0.80) | −0.31 (0.22) |
| Percentage of hospitalizations admitted in ER | −0.16 (0.35) | −0.09 (0.09) |
| Percentage of population female | 7.87*** (1.85) | 1.41** (0.50) |
| Percentage of population non‐Hispanic Black | 0.80 (0.57) | 0.34* (0.15) |
| Percentage of population Hispanic | 1.73*** (0.47) | 0.38*** (0.11) |
| Percentage of population over age 65 | −0.49 (1.12) | −0.15 (0.28) |
| Percentage of households that are vacant | −0.72 (0.48) | −0.23 (0.12) |
Presented are coefficient estimates from a state‐level fixed‐effects regression weighted according to county population. Robust standard errors are in parentheses.
***P < 0.001; **P < 0.01; *P < 0.05.