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. 2020 Aug 6;17:E75. doi: 10.5888/pcd17.200029

Table. Number of Corner Stores, Fast-Food Outlets, and Schools in 3 Neighborhoodsa, Guatemala, 2018.

Characteristic Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status
Urban
Rural
Middle High Low
Neighborhood area, mi2 1.03 1.27 0.98
Schools and food outlets, number (number per mi2)
Schools 26 (25) 19 (15) 15 (15)
Corner storesb 193 (187) 87 (68) 204 (208)
Fast-food outletsc 42 (41) 60 (47) 0
Supermarketsd 5 (5) 5 (4) 0
Farmers marketse 4 (4) 3 (2) 1 (1)
Median (range) number of outlets within each school bufferf
Corner stores 11 (10–12) 3 (1-5) 11 (9.5–17)
Fast food 0 5 (2.5–9) 0
Farmers markets 0 0 0
Supermarkets 0 0 0
Schools with no store within the buffer 0 1 0
Mean Retail Food Environment Indexg 12.6 8.3 12.9
a

One high- and 1 middle-socioeconomic status neighborhood in urban Guatemala City and 1 low-socioeconomic status neighborhood in rural Chisec, Guatemala.

b

Stores with sufficient product types to complete a fill-in or quick, single-meal shopping trip, often located as a storefront within the primary residence, usually part of the informal economy.

c

Stores that prepare food in a few minutes and have no table service; includes to-go meals (eg, McDonald´s, Pizza Hut, Pollo Campero).

d

Self-service shopping stores (usually chains) with a large variety of products, including fresh produce.

e

Municipal outlets that mostly provide fresh produce from local farmers.

f

Buffer of 150 meters (0.09 miles) around schools.

g

The ratio of unhealthy to healthy food outlets: the higher the score, the less healthy the environment.