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. 2022 Feb 1;45(4):798–810. doi: 10.2337/dc21-1693

Table 3.

Mediation effect of neighborhood food environment in the association between the neighborhood social and economic environments and the risk of T2D

Relative fast-food restaurants Relative supermarkets
Total effect (95% CI) Average direct effect (95% CI) Average indirect effect (95% CI) Total effect (95% CI) Average direct effect (95% CI) Average indirect effect (95% CI)
Higher-density urban
 VADR (risk difference, %)*
  Q2 0.1495 (0.0998–0.2344) 0.1488 (0.0992–0.2335) 0.0007 (0.0003–0.001) 0.1506 (0.0854–0.2235) 0.1506 (0.0854–0.2235) 0 (−0.0001 to 0.0001)
  Q3 0.1895 (0.0978–0.2704) 0.1916 (0.1002 to 0.2722) −0.0021 (−0.003 to −0.0009) 0.1812 (0.079–0.2596) 0.1805 (0.0777–0.2594) 0.0007 (−0.0001 to 0.0016)
  Q4 0.1587 (0.0848–0.2444) 0.1625 (0.089–0.2475) −0.0038 (−0.0055 to −0.0021) 0.1849 (0.1095–0.268) 0.1852 (0.1097–0.2685) −0.0003 (−0.0007 to 0.0001)
 REGARDS (risk difference, %)
  Q2 4.0619 (−1.7143 to 9.0608) 4.0613 (−1.6172 to 9.0909) 0.0006 (−0.2214 to 0.2386) 4.1648 (−1.4812 to 9.1464) 4.1729 (−1.4911 to 9.1770) −0.0081 (−0.1931 to 0.1641)
  Q3 5.6835 (−0.5649 to 11.2082) 5.6291 (−0.7326 to 11.2343) 0.0543 (−0.1782 to 0.3682) 5.9538 (0.1267–11.4083) 5.9702 (0.1002–11.4280) −0.0164 (−0.2448 to 0.1638)
  Q4 2.7952 (−2.8888 to 8.4708) 2.8476 (−2.8835 to 8.5545) −0.0524 (−0.3431 to 0.1710) 3.0214 (−2.8578 to 8.9549) 3.0134 (−2.8452 to 8.9836) 0.0080 (−0.1267 to 0.1897)
 G/JHU (odds ratio)
  Q2 1.1901 (0.9271–1.5457) 1.1059 (0.8717–1.4184) 1.0761 (0.9752–1.1885) 1.1899 (0.9267–1.5457) 1.194 (0.9315–1.5582) 0.9966 (0.9685–1.0191)
  Q3 1.111 (0.8827–1.4054) 1.0456 (0.8428–1.3048) 1.0626 (0.9602–1.1747) 1.1123 (0.8837–1.4073) 1.1169 (0.8896–1.4205) 0.9959 (0.9687–1.0160)
  Q4 0.7745 (0.5496–1.1034) 0.7698 (0.5707–1.0538) 1.0061 (0.8961–1.1254) 0.7776 (0.5532–1.1068) 0.7845 (0.5622–1.1209) 0.9912 (0.9447–1.0285)
Lower-density urban
 VADR (risk difference, %)*
  Q2 0.1203 (0.0989–0.1412) 0.1169 (0.0951–0.1377) 0.0034 (0.0025–0.0043) 0.1309 (0.1123–0.1493) 0.1308 (0.1122–0.149) 0.0001 (−0.0003 to 0.0004)
  Q3 0.1766 (0.1368–0.2181) 0.1704 (0.1307–0.2114) 0.0061 (0.0043–0.0077) 0.1842 (0.156–0.2049) 0.1843 (0.1559–0.2053) 0 (−0.0007 to 0.0008)
  Q4 0.1153 (0.0822–0.1727) 0.1116 (0.0783–0.1689) 0.0037 (0.0031–0.0045) 0.1111 (0.0833–0.1428) 0.1111 (0.0832–0.1423) 0 (−0.0006 to 0.0006)
 REGARDS (risk difference, %)
  Q2 1.0367 (−2.3973 to 4.2590) 0.9713 (−2.4721 to 4.1819) 0.0654 (−0.0527 to 0.2345) 0.9263 (−2.5576 to 4.1751) 0.9269 (−2.5662 to 4.1417) −0.0006 (−0.0692 to 0.0555)
  Q3 4.2572 (0.5388–7.8820) 4.0912 (0.3541–7.7326) 0.1660 (−0.1387 to 0.4753) 4.2955 (0.3851–7.8567) 4.2933 (0.3758–7.8498) 0.0021 (−0.0728 to 0.0719)
  Q4 3.6776 (−0.6152 to 7.6582) 3.5915 (−0.7722 to 7.6100) 0.0862 (−0.0788 to 0.3208) 3.8804 (−0.4388 to 8.1474) 3.8782 (−0.4052 to 8.1741) 0.0022 (−0.0837 to 0.1042)
 G/JHU (odds ratio)
  Q2 1.5484 (1.1575–2.0631) 1.5112 (1.1393–2.0288) 1.0246 (0.9397–1.0995) 1.5482 (1.1579–2.0623) 1.5375 (1.1432–2.0774) 1.0069 (0.9462–1.0626)
  Q3 1.6747 (1.2509–2.2326) 1.5923 (1.2244–2.0849) 1.0518 (0.9533–1.1476) 1.6747 (1.2512–2.2325) 1.6622 (1.2459–2.2318) 1.0075 (0.9456–1.0625)
  Q4 1.7003 (1.2822–2.2672) 1.6605 (1.2847–2.2023) 1.024 (0.9301–1.1048) 1.7006 (1.2829–2.2676) 1.6958 (1.2775–2.2736) 1.0028 (0.9637–1.0393)
Suburban/small town
 VADR (risk difference, %)*
  Q2 0.13 (0.0922–0.1694) 0.1313 (0.0936–0.1707) −0.0013 (−0.0016 to −0.0009) 0.1274 (0.0936–0.1624) 0.1292 (0.0955–0.1639) −0.0018 (−0.0025 to −0.0013)
  Q3 0.204 (0.166–0.2533) 0.2048 (0.1669–0.2544) −0.0008 (−0.0012 to −0.0005) 0.2149 (0.1811–0.2673) 0.2183 (0.1841–0.2694) −0.0034 (−0.005 to −0.002)
  Q4 0.2571 (0.1911–0.3001) 0.26 (0.1935–0.3029) −0.0029 (−0.0038 to −0.002) 0.2581 (0.1974–0.3139) 0.264 (0.2029–0.3196) −0.0059 (−0.0087 to −0.0046)
 REGARDS (risk difference, %)
  Q2 −0.7554 (−5.6646 to 3.3976) −0.7417 (−5.6261 to 3.4446) −0.0138 (−0.2132 to 0.1658) −0.7999 (−5.8290 to 3.9437) −0.8269 (−5.7967 to 3.9241) 0.0270 (−0.1292 to 0.2227)
  Q3 1.6791 (−3.1482 to 5.9948) 1.7063 (−3.0969 to 6.1044) −0.0271 (−0.4053 to 0.3239) 1.6828 (−3.3518 to 6.4491) 1.8242 (−3.1168 to 6.5940) −0.1414 (−0.6024 to 0.3008)
  Q4 3.9079 (−1.7098 to 9.3131) 3.9331 (−1.6844 to 9.4345) −0.0251 (−0.3906 to 0.2514) 3.9196 (−1.6493 to 10.1089) 4.0754 (−1.5386 to 10.2197) −0.1558 (−0.7832 to 0.3676)
 G/JHU (odds ratio)
  Q2 1.0574 (0.8821–1.2704) 1.0658 (0.8939–1.2740) 0.9921 (0.9673–1.0173) 1.0575 (0.8822–1.2706) 1.0559 (0.8795–1.2646) 1.0016 (0.9848–1.0235)
  Q3 1.1479 (0.9698–1.3498) 1.1492 (0.9770–1.3429) 0.9989 (0.9727–1.0257) 1.1483 (0.9700–1.3506) 1.1521 (0.9701–1.3514) 0.9967 (0.9746–1.0255)
  Q4 1.216 (1.0015–1.4611) 1.2132 (0.9990–1.4556) 1.0023 (0.9720–1.0353) 1.217 (1.0020–1.4630) 1.2248 (1.0068–1.4766) 0.9937 (0.9638–1.0231)
 Rural
 VADR (risk difference, %)*
  Q2 0.0627 (0.0323–0.0925) 0.0672 (0.0366–0.0976) −0.0045 (−0.0059 to −0.0034) 0.0686 (0.0176–0.1004) 0.0717 (0.0206–0.1038) −0.003 (−0.0039 to −0.0021)
  Q3 0.1229 (0.0685–0.1655) 0.1319 (0.0797–0.1745) −0.0089 (−0.0115 to −0.0066) 0.116 (0.0783–0.159) 0.1191 (0.0806–0.1628) −0.0031 (−0.0045 to −0.0019)
  Q4 0.1662 (0.1307–0.2257) 0.1792 (0.1454–0.24) −0.0131 (−0.017 to −0.0096) 0.184 (0.1282–0.2427) 0.1886 (0.1325–0.2477) −0.0045 (−0.0059 to −0.0029)
 REGARDS (risk difference, %)
  Q2 5.4849 (0.7844–9.8848) 5.5412 (0.8414–9.9011) −0.0563 (−0.2976 to 0.1198) 5.4866 (1.1072–10.1278) 5.4172 (1.0430–10.1214) 0.0694 (−0.0649 to 0.2977)
  Q3 3.7945 (−0.6019–7.9959) 3.8548 (−0.5369–8.0826) −0.0604 (−0.2941 to 0.1155) 3.8329 (−0.9781 to 8.1141) 3.6756 (−1.1995 to 7.9824) 0.1573 (−0.1043 to 0.5153)
  Q4 2.8038 (−2.4782–8.1218) 2.8129 (−2.433–8.1101) −0.0091 (−0.1954 to 0.1522) 2.8600 (−2.6076 to 7.9544) 2.6367 (−2.7676 to 7.8459) 0.2234 (−0.2248 to 0.8000)
 G/JHU (odds ratio)
  Q2 1.0397 (0.9359–1.1534) 1.0417 (0.9376–1.1576) 0.998 (0.9880–1.0067) 1.0396 (0.9359–1.1533) 1.0403 (0.9367–1.1545) 0.9994 (0.9927–1.0056)
  Q3 1.1541 (1.0560–1.2603) 1.1525 (1.0543–1.2606) 1.0014 (0.9917–1.0098) 1.1541 (1.0560–1.2603) 1.1576 (1.0591–1.2628) 0.9969 (0.9784–1.0171)
  Q4 1.1735 (1.0562–1.3150) 1.182 (1.0625–1.3270) 0.9928 (0.9755–1.0098) 1.1736 (1.0562–1.3151) 1.1759 (1.0607–1.3155) 0.998 (0.9850–1.0107)

Q, quartile.

*

VADR: Model adjusted for baseline age, quadratic age, race/ethnicity, sex, income/disability flag, neighborhood land-use environment, and percentages of Hispanic and Black participants.

REGARDS: Model adjusted for age, race, sex, income, current smoking, neighborhood land-use environment, and percentages of Hispanic and Black participants.

G/JHU: Model adjusted for age, sex, race/ethnicity, medical assistance, smoking, neighborhood land-use environment, percentages of Hispanic and Black participants. To address nonlinearity, the higher-density urban model included a quadratic fast-food variable and suburban/small town included quadratic and cubic fast-food variable.