Table 1.

Description of the variables included in the study

Outcome variable

Obesitya: Percentage of the population with a body mass index ≥ 30.0 kg/m2

Explanatory variables

Annual Checkupa: Percent of the population receiving an annual checkup in past year

African Americanb: Percent of individuals identifying as African American

Hispanicb: Percent of individuals identifying as Hispanic/Latino, independent of race

SNAPb: Percent of households on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

Collegeb: Percent of the population with a bachelor’s degree or higher

Food Desertc: Share of low-income population beyond 1 mile from a supermarket

Mean NDVId: Averaged Normalized Difference Vegetation Index for Census tract

^a500 Cities Project, 2014

^bACS, 2015

^cFDA, 2015

^dNAIP, 2010