Table 2.
Descriptive baseline characteristics of neighbourhoods
| Counts Min-Max |
Median (IQR) All neighbourhoods |
Neighbourhoods with zero food retailer of each type (%) | Median (IQR) -excluding neighbourhoods with zero food retailers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total neighbourhoods in 2004 (n = 9956) | ||||
| Total counts of food retailers | 0–228 | 1 (0–4) | 37.8% | 3 (1–7) |
| Counts of fast food restaurants | 0–35 | 0 (0–1) | 65.5% | 1 (1–2) |
| Counts of food delivery places | 0–16 | 0 (0–0) | 91.9% | 1 (1–2) |
| Counts of supermarkets | 0–7 | 0 (0–1) | 70.3% | 1 (1–2) |
| Counts of local shops | 0–39 | 0 (0–1) | 67.2% | 2 (1–4) |
| Counts of restaurants | 0–121 | 0 (0–1) | 60.6% | 1 (1–3) |
| Counts of convenience stores | 0–10 | 0 (0–0) | 90.4% | 1 (1–1) |
| Inhabitants per neighbourhood | 100–27,500 | 910 (330–2230) | – | – |
| Lowest neighbourhood SES in 2004 (n = 1936) | ||||
| Total counts of food retailers | 0–157 | 3 (0–8) | 25.2% | 5 (2–11) |
| Counts of fast food restaurants | 0–24 | 1 (0–2) | 46.6% | 2 (1–3) |
| Counts of food delivery places | 0–8 | 0 (0–0) | 82.3% | 1 (1–2) |
| Counts of supermarkets | 0–7 | 0 (0–1) | 54.7% | 1 (1–2) |
| Counts of local shops | 0–39 | 0 (0–2) | 50.5% | 2 (1–5) |
| Counts of restaurants | 0–77 | 0 (0–1) | 55.5% | 2 (1–3) |
| Counts of convenience stores | 0–10 | 0 (0–0) | 81.6% | 1 (1–2) |
| Inhabitants per neighbourhood | 100–27,500 | 1645 (760–3140) | – | – |
| Highest neighbourhood SES in 2004 (n = 1875) | ||||
| Total counts of food retailers | 0–170 | 0 (0–2) | 53.0% | 2 (1–3) |
| Counts of fast food restaurants | 0–19 | 0 (0–0) | 87.9% | 1 (1–1) |
| Counts of food delivery places | 0–8 | 0 (0–0) | 98.3% | 1 (1–2) |
| Counts of supermarkets | 0–3 | 0 (0–0) | 90.2% | 1 (1–1) |
| Counts of local shops | 0–16 | 0 (0–0) | 87.4% | 1 (1–2) |
| Counts of restaurants | 0–98 | 0 (0–1) | 67.5% | 1 (1–2) |
| Counts of convenience stores | 0–3 | 0 (0–0) | 94.9% | 1 (1–1) |
| Inhabitants per neighbourhood | 100–11,430 | 340 (200–680) | – | |
| Lowest neighbourhood urbanisation in 2004 (n = 4554) | ||||
| Total counts of food retailers | 0–55 | 1 (0–2) | 48.8% | 2 (1–4) |
| Counts of fast food restaurants | 0–7 | 0 (0–0) | 81.8% | 1 (1–2) |
| Counts of food delivery places | 0–1 | 0 (0–0) | 99.1% | 1 (1–1) |
| Counts of supermarkets | 0–3 | 0 (0–0) | 80.4% | 1 (1–1) |
| Counts of local shops | 0–8 | 0 (0–0) | 79.4% | 1 (1–2) |
| Counts of restaurants | 0–34 | 0 (0–1) | 66.9% | 1 (1–2) |
| Counts of convenience stores | 0–3 | 0 (0–0) | 93.7% | 1 (1–1) |
| Inhabitants per neighbourhood | 100–5220 | 390 (200–820) | – | – |
| Highest neighbourhood urbanisation in 2004 (n = 3576) | ||||
| Total counts of food retailers | 0–228 | 3 (0–8) | 28.4% | 5 (2–12) |
| Counts of fast food restaurants | 0–35 | 1 (0–2) | 47.1% | 2 (1–3) |
| Counts of food delivery places | 0–16 | 0 (0–0) | 81.0% | 1 (1–2) |
| Counts of supermarkets | 0–7 | 0 (0–1) | 58.0% | 1 (1–2) |
| Counts of local shops | 0–39 | 0 (0–3) | 51.3% | 3 (1–5) |
| Counts of restaurants | 0–121 | 0 (0–2) | 56.2% | 2 (1–4) |
| Counts of convenience stores | 0–10 | 0 (0–0) | 84.3% | 1 (1–2) |
| Inhabitants per neighbourhood | 100–27,500 | 2010 (1070–13,630) | – | – |
SES: socioeconomic status; IQR: interquartile range