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. 2019 Dec 20;28(1):55–64. doi: 10.1002/oby.22640

Table 4.

Factors associated with number of MOVE! visits per person 12 months after program enrollment (N = 321,624)

  Generalized linear regression with generalized estimating equations Spatial regression
β (95% CI) P β (95% CI) P
Community characteristics        
Recreational facilities, per 1,000 population 0.01 (0.00 to 0.03) 0.04 0.02 (0.01 to 0.04) 0.002
Grocery stores, per 1,000 population 0.00 (0.00 to 0.00) 0.99 0.00 (−0.01 to 0.00) 0.23
Supercenters, per 1,000 population 2.34 (−0.24 to 4.92) 0.08 3.63 (−3.56 to 10.82) 0.24
Convenience stores, per 1,000 population −0.02 (−0.04 to −0.01) 0.002 −0.02 (−0.05 to 0.01) 0.12
Specialty‐food stores, per 1,000 population −0.06 (−0.89 to 0.77) 0.89 0.56 (−0.67 to 1.78) 0.27
Fast food restaurants, per 1,000 population 0.25 (0.03 to 0.46) 0.02 0.43 (−0.06 to 0.91) 0.09
Full‐service restaurants, per 1,000 population −0.26 (−0.39 to −0.14) < 0.001 −0.35 (−0.60 to −0.09) 0.01
Farmers’ markets, per 1,000 population 2.38 (1.42 to 3.34) < 0.001 3.08 (0.92 to 5.23) 0.01
Natural amenities index        
High Reference Reference
Moderately high −0.25 (−0.41 to −0.09) 0.003 −0.59 (−0.93 to −0.26) < 0.001
Average −0.14 (−0.30 to 0.02) 0.09 −0.76 (−1.03 to −0.49) < 0.001
Moderately low 0.14 (−0.01 to 0.30) 0.07 −0.66 (−0.99 to −0.34) < 0.001
Low 1.40 (0.86 to 1.94) < 0.001 1.25 (−0.25 to 2.75) 0.11
Additional covariates        
Patient characteristics at baseline        
Age, per 1 year 0.04 (0.04 to 0.05) < 0.001 0.04 (0.04 to 0.05) < 0.001
Sex        
Male Reference Reference
Female 0.66 (0.60 to 0.72) < 0.001 0.67 (0.53 to 0.81) < 0.001
BMI, per 1 unit 0.07 (0.07 to 0.07) < 0.001 0.07 (0.06 to 0.08) < 0.001
CCI, per 1 point −0.01 (−0.02 to 0.01) 0.41 0.01 (−0.04 to 0.05) 0.38
Race        
White Reference Reference
Black −0.14 (−0.19 to −0.10) < 0.001 −0.26 (−0.39 to −0.12) < 0.001
Other −0.18 (−0.29 to −0.06) 0.002 −0.07 (−0.41 to 0.27) 0.37
Marital status        
Married Reference Reference
Single 0.01 (−0.05 to 0.07) 0.67 0.00 (−0.19 to 0.19) 0.40
Other −0.22 (−0.26 to −0.18) < 0.001 −0.22 (−0.32 to −0.12) < 0.001
Employment status        
Employed Reference Reference
Retired 0.23 (0.19 to 0.27) < 0.001 0.20 (0.08 to 0.32) 0.001
Not employed 0.20 (0.15 to 0.24) < 0.001 0.20 (0.15 to 0.24) < 0.001
Rurality        
Rural Reference Reference
Urban −0.03 (−0.08 to 0.03) 0.37 −0.12 (−0.28 to 0.04) 0.14
Distance to outpatient center, per 10 miles −0.01 (−0.01 to 0.00) 0.01 −0.01 (−0.01 to 0.00) 0.03
Program characteristics        
Offers weight loss medications 0.16 (0.10 to 0.21) < 0.001 0.18 (0.06 to 0.29) 0.004
Offers bariatric surgery 0.06 (0.01 to 0.11) 0.02 0.06 (−0.04 to 0.15) 0.21
Hours per week of staff support        
Administrative, per 8 hours 0.09 (0.08 to 0.10) < 0.001 0.10 (0.07 to 0.13) < 0.001
Primary care, per 8 hours 0.01 (0.00 to 0.01) 0.04 0.00 (−0.02 to 0.02) 0.37
Behavioral health, per 8 hours 0.18 (0.15 to 0.20) < 0.001 0.24 (0.18 to 0.29) < 0.001
Dietetics, per 8 hours 0.04 (0.03 to 0.04) < 0.001 0.01 (0.00 to 0.03) 0.04
Physical activity, per 8 hours −0.06 (−0.08 to −0.05) < 0.001 −0.04 (−0.07 to −0.01) 0.02

CCI, Charlson Comorbidity Index.