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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Acad Nutr Diet. 2020 Mar 4;120(7):1151–1162.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.jand.2019.12.013

Table 4.

Multivariable adjusteda associations between categories of food density within one kilometer of census block group and dietary characteristics among males and females with complete income and diet data in the CRIC cohort (n=1889)

Caloric intake (kcal/day) Phosphorous (mg/day) Sodium (mg/day) Cholesterol (mg/day)
Number of outlets within one kilometer Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female
GMb (95% CI) GM (95% CI) GM (95% CI) GM (95% CI) GM (95% CI) GM (95% CI) GM (95% CI) GM (95% CI)
Fast food Zero 1953 (1837-2077) 1353 (1261-1451) 1180 (1106-1259) 844 (782-909) 3074 (2877-3286) 2089 (1935-2255) 245 (223-268) 140 (126-155)
1-3 1770 (1671-1875)* 1464 (1381-1552)* 1106 (1040-1176) 912 (856-970) 2903 (2727-3090) 2255 (2116-2404) 235 (216-256) 165 (152-180)*
4-7 1880 (1769-1999) 1503 (1415-1596)* 1144 (1072-1221) 949 (889-1012)* 2876 (2691-3073) 2317 (2169-2476)* 236 (215-258) 169 (154-185)*
8+ 1920 (1803-2046) 1396 (1304-1495) 1177 (1100-1258) 876 (814-943) 3065 (2862-3282) 2127 (1974-2292) 245 (223-269) 156 (141-173)
p-value 0.02 0.06 0.25 0.06 0.19 0.08 0.77 0.02
Convenience stores Zero 1882 (1785-1986) 1436 (1359-1518) 1165 (1101-1232) 911 (858-967) 2989 (2822-3167) 2230 (2098-2370) 245 (227-265) 153 (141-167)
1-2 1840 (1744-1940) 1464 (1389-1544) 1115 (1054-1180) 913 (862-966) 2871 (2711-3041) 2247 (2121-2381) 226 (209-245) 166 (154-180)
3+ 1907 (1790-2032) 1401 (1307-1501) 1174 (1097-1255) 868 (806-935) 3085 (2880-3304) 2129 (1974-2296) 252 (229-277) 157 (142-175)
p-value 0.56 0.51 0.27 0.44 0.15 0.43 0.07 0.24
Fast food + convenience stores Zero 1949 (1825-2080) 1345 (1245-1453) 1188 (1108-1274) 846 (779-919) 3060 (2850-3284) 2102 (1932-2288) 245 (222-270) 137 (122-154)
1-4 1820 (1719-1927)* 1487 (1404-1575)* 1136 (1070-1207) 920 (864-978) 2952 (2775-3141) 2283 (2143-2431) 239 (219-260) 166 (152-181)*
5-9 1849 (1742-1963) 1458 (1375-1545) 1122 (1053-1196) 925 (869-985) 2870 (2690-3062) 2243 (2104-2391) 234 (214-256) 164 (151-179)*
10+ 1910 (1795-2033) 1409 (1316-1508) 1166 (1092-1245) 880 (818-947) 3041 (2843-3252) 2148 (1994-2314) 243 (222-267) 159 (144-176)*
p-value 0.20 0.11 0.46 0.21 0.37 0.27 0.86 0.02
Grocery stores Zero 1853 (1766-1945) 1436 (1371-1504) 1140 (1083-1200) 898 (855-944) 2948 (2797-3107) 2207 (2098-2322) 234 (218-251) 157 (147-169)
1 1873 (1762-1992) 1400 (1309-1497) 1142 (1070-1219) 869 (809-933) 3014 (2820-3221) 2185 (2030-2351) 239 (219-262) 163 (147-180)
2+ 1922 (1786-2067) 1501 (1393-1618) 1177 (1089-1271) 955 (881-1035) 2960 (2735-3203) 2281 (2101-2476) 255 (229-284) 163 (146-182)
p-value 0.65 0.31 0.74 0.16 0.81 0.68 0.35 0.75
All food outlets Zero 1941 (1816-2074) 1344 (1243-1453) 1186 (1105-1273) 844 (776-918) 3055 (2843-3283) 2081 (1911-2267) 243 (220-268) 138 (123-155)
1-5 1809 (1712-1912)* 1456 (1377-1540) 1121 (1057-1189) 906 (853-962) 2938 (2768-3120) 2247 (2114-2389) 237 (218-257) 165 (151-179)*
6-10 1857 (1745-1976) 1504 (1416-1598)* 1137 (1065-1215) 948 (889-1012)* 2876 (2688-3076) 2328 (2180-2487)* 235 (214-258) 169 (155-185)*
11+ 1926 (1810-2050) 1394 (1304-1491) 1170 (1095-1250) 873 (813-938) 3048 (2849-3261) 2105 (1956-2265) 246 (224-270) 153 (139-170)
p-value 0.13 0.06 0.39 0.08 0.39 0.05 0.81 0.01
Modified retail food environment index Zero 1944 (1819-2077) 1344 (1243-1453) 1187 (1106-1273) 844 (776-918) 3046 (2835-3272) 2081 (1910-2266) 242 (219-267) 138 (123-155)
FFR+CSc only 1819 (1726-1916)* 1469 (1397-1544)* 1123 (1062-1187) 918 (870-969) 2905 (2746-3075) 2248 (2127-2375) 232 (214-250) 164 (152-177)*
GSd: FFR+CS≤0.2 1917 (1808-2032) 1414 (1328-1507) 1176 (1105-1251) 879 (821-941) 3058 (2871-3258) 2154 (2010-2309) 246 (225-268) 162 (148-179)*
GS: FFR+CS>0.2 1850 (1709-2004) 1491 (1373-1620)* 1118 (1028-1217) 952 (871-1040)* 2868 (2631-3126) 2359 (2155-2583)* 245 (218-276) 162 (143-183)*
p-value 0.16 0.13 0.29 0.12 0.29 0.12 0.57 0.05
*

Statistically different p≤0.05 compared to zero outlets

a

Adjusted for age (continuous years), race/ethnicity (non-Hispanic black, non-Hispanic white, other), income (<$20,000, $20,001 - $50,000, >$50,000), education level (less than high school, high school graduate, some college, college graduate or more), marital status (never, formerly, or currently married), and study center

b

GM= geometric mean (95% CI: 95% confidence interval)

c

FFR+CS= fast food restaurants and convenience stores

d

GS= grocery stores