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Table 1 Distribution of diet quality and physical activity by socio-demographic and key environmental variables among SOS II participants

From: Obesity, diet quality, physical activity, and the built environment: the need for behavioral pathways

Characteristics

Total

HEI-2010 score ≥ median (73)

Meet PA guidelines (PAG)

 

N

%

N

%

N

%

All

387

 

194

(50.1)

228

(58.9)

Socio-demographics

 Age (years)

  21 - <50

236

(61.0)

116

(59.8)

138

(60.5)

  50–55

151

(39.0)

78

(40.2)

90

(39.5)

 Gender

  Women

273

(70.5)

141

(72.7)

154

(67.5)

  Men

114

(29.5)

53

(27.3)

74

(32.5)

 Race/ethnicity

  Whites

322

(83.2)

172

(88.7)

191

(83.8)

  Non Whites

65

(16.8)

22

(11.3)

37

(16.2)

 Household income

   < 50 K

108

(27.9)

37

(19.1)

61

(26.8)

   ≥ 50 K - <100 K

144

(37.2)

78

(40.2)

75

(32.9)

   ≥ 100 K

135

(34.9)

79

(40.7)

92

(40.4)

 Education

  HS or some college (<16y)

129

(33.3)

45

(23.2)

67

(29.4)

  College graduates or higher (≥16y)

258

(66.7)

149

(76.8)

161

(70.6)

 Home ownership

  Own

299

(77.3)

162

(83.5)

176

(77.2)

  Rent

88

(22.7)

32

(16.5)

52

(22.8)

BE measures (800 m buffer)

 Supermarket

  No

234

(60.5)

122

(62.9)

145

(63.6)

  Yes

153

(39.5)

72

(37.1)

83

(36.4)

 Convenience store

  No

137

(35.4)

72

(37.1)

86

(37.7)

  Yes

250

(64.6)

122

(62.9)

142

(62.3)

 Fast food/ QSR

  No

120

(31.0)

59

(30.4)

75

(32.9)

  Yes

267

(69.0)

135

(69.6)

153

(67.1)

 Park

  No

200

(51.7)

93

(47.9)

117

(51.3)

  Yes

187

(48.3)

101

(52.1)

111

(48.7)

  1. Numbers in brackets indicate column %s. Figures in bold indicate statistical significance based on chi2 tests (p-value <0.05)