Table 9

Association between proximity to a good selection of fruits and vegetables and area deprivation or vehicle ownership, using multivariate linear regression model

Model 1

Access as network distance to the nearest


Fresh fruits

Overall fruits

Fresh vegetables

Overall vegetables


Deprivation

b (SE)

b (SE)

b (SE)

b (SE)


High

-4.47 (0.134)

-3.09 (1.02)

-3.82 (1.44)

-2.91 (1.0)

Medium

-0.86 (1.19)

-0.33 (0.91)

-0.75(1.28)

-0.55 (0.89)


R2

0.303

0.264

0.291

0.243

P

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001



Model 2

Access as network distance to the nearest


Fresh fruits

Overall fruits

Fresh vegetables

Overall vegetables


Vehicle ownership

b (SE)

b (SE)

b (SE)

b (SE)


Low

-2.26 (1.21)

-3.21 (0.90)

-1.93 (1.33)

-2.56 (0.89)

Medium

1.23 (1.21)

-2.07 (0.90)

1.29(1.32)

-0.66 (0.89)


R2

0.269

0.276

0.268

0.233

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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