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Table 2 Multivariate associations of BE indicators (food and physical activity environment) at baseline in relation to diet quality and physical activity at baseline

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

Built environment within 800 m of home

HEI-2010

Physical activity (meet PAG)

Total

Total

Coef.

P-Value

95 % CI

OR

P-Value

95 % CI

Supermarket

 No

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 Yes

−0.19

0.847

(−2.13, 1.75)

0.69

0.094

(0.45, 1.06)

Convenience store

 No

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 Yes

−0.25

0.805

(−2.25, 1.75)

0.80

0.325

(0.51, 1.25)

Fast food/ QSR

 No

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 Yes

0.48

0.646

(−1.57, 2.53)

0.81

0.371

(0.50, 1.29)

Park

 No (<=3)

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 Yes (>3)

0.86

0.374

(−1.04, 2.77)

0.95

0.805

(0.62, 1.45)

Number of supermarkets

 Tertile 1 (0)

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 Tertile 2 (1)

0.08

0.946

(−2.11, 2.26)

0.76

0.285

(0.45, 1.26)

 Tertile 3 (2–4)

−0.58

0.694

(−3.51, 2.33)

0.61

0.091

(0.34, 1.08)

Number of convenience stores

 Tertile 1 (0)

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 Tertile 2 (1–2)

−0.41

0.728

(−2.71, 1.89)

0.87

0.592

(0.53, 1.44)

 Tertile 3 (3–16)

−0.05

0.965

(−2.43, 2.32)

0.72

0.227

(0.42, 1.23)

Number of fast foods/QSR

 Tertile 1 (0–1)

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 Tertile 2 (2–8)

1.45

0.212

(−0.83, 3.75)

0.88

0.641

(0.52, 1.49)

 Tertile 3 (9–157)

0.82

0.502

(−1.59, 3.24)

0.89

0.674

(0.53, 1.51)

Number of parks

 Tertile 1 (0–2)

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 Tertile 2 (3–5)

2.89

0.009

(0.72, 5.06)

1.03

0.902

(0.64, 1.67)

 Tertile 3 (6–16)

1.80

0.197

(−0.93, 4.54)

1.04

0.899

(0.59, 1.83)

Length of streets

 Tertile 1 (23 K - 71 K feet)

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 Tertile 2 (72 K - 96 K feet)

0.92

0.435

(−1.39, 3.24)

1.18

0.518

(0.71, 1.96)

 Tertile 3 (97 K - 158 K feet)

1.36

0.272

(−1.07, 3.81)

1.47

0.159

(0.86, 2.5)

Length of streets with sidewalks

 Tertile 1 (0 - 26 K feet)

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 Tertile 2 (26 K - 67 K feet)

1.27

0.286

(−1.07, 3.62)

0.92

0.740

(0.55, 1.52)

 Tertile 3(67 K - 124 K feet)

1.73

0.148

(−0.61, 4.08)

1.43

0.187

(0.84, 2.45)

Mean property value 800 m

 Tertile 1 (58 K - 275,443)

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 Tertile 2 (275,468 - 383 K)

2.15

0.082

(−0.27, 4.59)

1.50

0.129

(0.89, 2.52)

 Tertile 3 (383 K - 1245 K)

2.76

0.030

(0.26, 5.26)

1.91

0.022

(1.10, 3.31)

  1. Adjusted for age, gender, race, income and education. Figures in bold indicate statistically significant values (p-value <0.05)