Associations between supermarket availability and body size in Australia: a cross-sectional observational study comparing state and territory capital cities

Carroll, Suzanne J.; Turrell, Gavin; Dale, Michael J.; Daniel, Mark

doi:10.1186/s12889-021-10458-9

Table 2 Supermarket availability and BMI, by capital city: linear regression coefficients and 95% confidence intervals

From: Associations between supermarket availability and body size in Australia: a cross-sectional observational study comparing state and territory capital cities

City	Buffer	Model 1		Model 2		Model 3		Model 4		Model 5
City	Buffer	β	95%CI	β	95%CI	β	95%CI	β	95%CI	β	95%CI
All cities	1000 m	−0.276	− 0.37, − 0.17***	−0.293	− 0.39, − 0.18***	−0.249	− 0.35, − 0.14***	−0.167	− 0.29, − 0.03*	−0.148	− 0.27, − 0.01*
AIC	1000 m	61,051.9	–	60,880.1	–	60,810.9	–	60,810.4	–	60,804.3	–
AIC	1500 m	−0.162	−0.22, − 0.10***	−0.173	− 0.23, − 0.11***	−0.147	− 0.20, − 0.08***	−0.089	− 0.17, − 0.00*	−0.076	− 0.16, 0.10
AIC	1500 m	61,052.1	–	60,880.1	–	60,811.8	–	60,811.8	–	60,806.0	–
Sydney	1000 m	−0.266	− 0.46, − 0.06**	−0.287	− 0.49, − 0.08**	−0.266	− 0.47, − 0.06*	− 0.077	− 0.36, 0.20	− 0.026	− 0.31, 0.25
Sydney	1500 m	−0.208	− 0.34, − 0.07**	−0.220	− 0.36, − 0.08**	− 0.207	− 0.34, − 0.06**	−0.127	− 0.34, 0.08	− 0.079	− 0.28, 0.13
Melbourne	1000 m	− 0.290	− 0.49, − 0.08**	−0.311	− 0.51, − 0.10**	−0.250	− 0.45, − 0.05*	−0.346	− 0.60, − 0.08**	−0.337	− 0.59, − 0.07*
Melbourne	1500 m	− 0.151	− 0.26, − 0.04**	−0.159	− 0.26, − 0.05**	−0.128	− 0.23, − 0.02*	−0.223	− 0.39, − 0.05*	−0.220	− 0.39, − 0.04*
Brisbane	1000 m	− 0.585	−0.90, − 0.26***	−0.591	− 0.91, − 0.26***	−0.573	− 0.89, − 0.25***	−0.502	− 0.91, − 0.08*	−0.503	− 0.91, − 0.08*
Brisbane	1500 m	−0.310	− 0.47, − 0.14***	− 0.325	− 0.48, − 0.16***	− 0.314	− 0.47, − 0.15***	−0.337	− 0.59, − 0.08**	−0.337	− 0.59, − 0.08**
Adelaide	1000 m	− 0.173	− 0.43, 0.09	− 0.163	− 0.42, 0.09	− 0.065	− 0.32, 0.19	− 0.011	− 0.31, 0.28	0.007	−0.29, 0.30
Adelaide	1500 m	−0.228	−0.39, − 0.06**	− 0.231	− 0.39, − 0.07*	− 0.186	− 0.34, − 0.02*	−0.174	− 0.36, 0.01	−0.162	− 0.34, 0.02
Perth	1000 m	0.173	− 0.20, 0.55	0.019	−0.36, 0.40	0.068	− 0.31, 0.45	0.236	− 0.20, 0.67	0.275	− 0.16, 0.71
Perth	1500 m	0.106	− 0.16, 0.37	− 0.023	− 0.29, 0.24	0.014	− 0.26, 0.29	0.206	− 0.11, 0.52	0.257	− 0.07, 0.58
Hobart	1000 m	− 1.08	− 1.73, − 0.44**	− 1.04	− 1.65, − 0.42**	− 0.918	− 1.56, − 0.26**	−1.00	− 1.80, − 0.20*	−0.923	−1.73, − 0.11*
Hobart	1500 m	− 0.163	− 0.64, 0.32	− 0.089	−0.54, 0.36	0.036	− 0.41, 0.48	0.034	−0.59, 0.66	0.174	− 0.44, 0.79
Darwin	1000 m	0.004	−0.42, 0.43	0.110	−0.32, 0.54	0.153	−0.26, 0.57	− 0.491	− 1.24, 0.26	− 0.499	− 1.26, 0.26
Darwin	1500 m	0.104	−0.21, 0.42	0.160	−0.16, 0.48	0.182	−0.11, 0.48	0.270	− 0.53, 1.07	0.271	−0.53, 1.07
Canberra	1000 m	−0.281	−0.81, 0.25	− 0.329	− 0.85, 0.19	− 0.342	− 0.87, 0.18	− 0.188	− 0.87, 0.50	− 0.190	− 0.88, 0.50
Canberra	1500 m	−0.023	− 0.31, 0.26	− 0.044	−0.33, 0.24	− 0.035	− 0.31, 0.24	0.151	− 0.20, 0.51	0.150	− 0.20, 0.50

Model 1: Supermarket availability and BMI adjusted for age and sex; Model 2: Model 1 plus adjustment for country of birth and neighbourhood disadvantage; Model 3: Model 2 plus adjustment for individual-level socioeconomic position (education, occupation, and household income); Model 4: Model 3 plus adjustment for physical activity environment (walkable amenities, public open space); Model 5: Model 4 plus adjustment for population density
*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001

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