Table 11

Association between 5-mile coverage of a good selection of fruits and vegetables and area deprivation or vehicle ownership, using multivariate linear regression model

Model 1

Access as number of shopping opportunities within 3 network 3 miles


Fresh fruits

Overall fruits

Fresh vegetables

Overall vegetables


Deprivation

b (SE)

b (SE)

b (SE)

b (SE)


High

0.98 (0.21)

1.58 (0.34)

0.75 (0.18)

1.21 (0.25)

Medium

0.11 (0.18)

0.12 (0.30)

-0.02(0.16)

0.10 (0.22)


R2

0.633

0.497

0.660

0.562

P

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001


Model 2

Access as number of shopping opportunities within 5 miles


Fresh fruits

Overall fruits

Fresh vegetables

Overall vegetables


Vehicle ownership

b (SE)

b (SE)

b (SE)

b (SE)


Low

0.47 (0.25)

1.05 (0.38)

0.32 (0.21)

0.76 (0.29)

Medium

-0.03 (0.24)

0.28 (0.38)

0.07(0.21)

0.11 (0.29)


R2

0.402

0.267

0.438

0.314

P

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001


NOTE: In models 1 and 2, the four equations were simultaneously estimated, controlling for population density. In model 1, deprivation entered as categorical variable; low deprivation is referent group. In model 2, vehicle ownership entered as categorical variable; high vehicle ownership is referent group. In both models, population density entered as continuous. Results are reported as multivariate-adjusted b (SE). Statistically significant variables are indicated as: *<0.05 <0.01 <0.001

Sharkey et al. International Journal of Health Geographics 2010 9:26   doi:10.1186/1476-072X-9-26

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