Association between the food and physical activity environment, obesity, and cardiovascular health across Maine counties

Table 2 Weighted Prevalence of CVH Indicators Across Maine County-Level Built Environment Characteristics, BRFSS 2011–2014 and USDA Atlas 2010–2012^a

County-Level Characteristic	County Tertile^b	Tertile Minimums^b	Weighted n	Percent	Poor Diet (%)	Physically Inactive (%)	Obese (%)	Diabetic (%)	Poor CVH (%)
Fast Food Restaurants (per 1000)	Low	0	1,331,590	32.6	82.1	47.8	30.6	10.4*	19.8***
	Med	0.59	1,582,067	38.7	79.0	44.4	29.3	9.6	16.8
	High	0.75	1,175,944	28.8	78.1	42.1	25.3	9.0	14.8
Full-Service Restaurants (per 1000)	Low	0	1,532,443	37.5	81.8	47.4	31.7	10.5***	19.2***
	Med	0.85	1,218,700	29.8	80.5	45.6	29.5	10.4	18.5
	High	1.29	1,338,458	32.7	76.7	41.3	24.1	8.1	13.8
Grocery Stores (per 1000)	Low	0	1,167,586	28.6	81.5	47.0	31.5	10.4**	18.7***
	Med	0.21	1,985,350	48.5	78.3	42.6	26.5	8.9	15.3
	High	0.28	936,664	22.9	80.5	47.0	29.3	10.4	19.3
Convenience Stores (per 1000)	Low	0	1,498,964	36.7	77.*	40.7	24.7	8.5***	14.0***
	Med	0.64	1,659,982	40.6	80.8	46.4	30.7	10.1	18.0
	High	0.78	930,654	22.8	82.1	48.9	30.8	11	20.9
Fitness Facilities (per 1000)	Low	0	1,393,978	34.1	82.9	49.1	31.5	10.9***	20.9***
	Med	.08	1,142,328	27.9	78.5	43.4	28.4	9.2	15.9
	High	.11	1,553,293	38.0	77.8	42.3	26.0	9.0	14.9
Poor Access To Store and No Car (%)	Low	0	1,017,409	24.9	79.1	44.7	29.1	9.8**	17.1***
	Med	2.04	2,079,755	50.9	78.8	43.2	26.7	9.1	15.5
	High	2.95	992,435	24.3	82.3	48.5	31.8	10.9	20.7
County Median House hold Income ($)	Low	0	1,007,074	24.6	83.2	49.0	32.5	11.3***	21.5***
	Med	41,106	1,469,936	35.9	80.4	46.1	30.1	10.0	17.6
	High	45,520	1,612,589	39.4	77.0	41.1	24.6	8.5	14.2

Results based on 40,398 respondents surveyed in the Maine BRFSS from 2011 to 2014. Percentages reflect BRFSS weighted estimates for Maine
Chi-squared statistical significance within category (*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.0001)
Abbreviations: BRFSS, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System; CVH, cardiovascular health; USDA, United States Department of Agriculture
^aNumber of missing responses by category (): All County-Level Characteristics (1195); Poor diet (20,359); Inactive (20,941); Obese (1747); Diabetic (45); Poor CVH (23,876)
^bTertile cutoffs are reported in the units corresponding to each county built environment variable. The ‘low’ tertile includes counties in the lowest third of each built environment variable, the ‘med’ tertile includes counties in the middle third, and the ‘high’ tertile includes counties in the highest third

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