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Table 4 To examine the socioeconomic gradient in diet quality, physical activity, and prevalent obesity at baseline, and change in BMI over 1y follow up

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

N (%)

HEI-2010a

Meets PA guidelinesa

Prevalent obesity at baselinea

Change in BMI at 1 year follow upb

Coef.

P-value

95 % CI

OR

P-value

95 % CI

OR

P-value

95 % CI

Coeff

P-value

95 % CI

Model 1

 Property value

  Tertile 1 (38 K - 231 K)

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  Tertile 2 (233 K - 331 K)

1.92

0.115

(−0.47, 4.32)

0.91

0.712

(0.55, 1.50)

1.17

0.549

(0.69, 1.97)

−0.03

0.859

(−0.42, 0.32)

  Tertile 3 (338 K - 914 K)

3.32

0.007

(0.93, 5.72)

1.57

0.102

(0.91, 2.70)

0.32

0.000

(0.17, 0.60)

−0.13

0.526

(−0.55, 0.28)

 Education

   ≤ Some college

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   ≥ College 4 years

4.25

0.000

(2.17, 6.34)

1.38

0.164

(0.87, 2.18)

0.51

0.006

(0.31, 0.82)

−0.06

0.729

(−0.44, 0.31)

Model 2

 HH incomeb

   < 50 K

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   ≥ 50 K - < 100 K

1.95

0.127

(−0.55, 4.46)

0.81

0.423

(0.48, 1.35)

0.81

0.467

(0.47, 1.41)

−0.02

0.913

(−0.43, 0.38)

   ≥ 100 K

2.82

0.032

(0.24, 5.40)

1.52

0.132

(0.87, 2.66)

0.59

0.079

(0.33, 1.06)

0.27

0.130

(−0.08, 0.62)

 Education

   ≤ Some college

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   ≥ College 4 years

4.39

0.000

(2.21, 6.56)

1.37

0.410

(0.12, 2.31)

0.46

0.002

(0.28, 0.74)

−0.06

0.729

(−0.44, 0.31)

  1. aModel 1: included age, gender, race/ ethnicity, residential property values and education. Model 2: included age, gender/ race/ethnicity, income and education
  2. bModel 1: included age, gender, race/ ethnicity, residential property values, education and baseline BMI status. Model 2: included age, gender/ race/ethnicity, income, education and baseline BMI status. Figures in bold indicate statistically significant values (p-value <0.05)