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Table 3 Associations of supermarket accessibility/availability measures with BMI z-score and waist circumference in sequentially adjusted models

From: Associations of built food environment with body mass index and waist circumference among youth with diabetes

Adiposity/ Supermarket accessibility and availability measures

Model 1a

Model 2b

Model 3c

Model 4d

Estimated difference

95% CI

Estimated difference

95% CI

Estimated difference

95% CI

Estimated difference

95% CI

BMI z-score

        

Distance to nearest (miles)

0.015

−0.010, 0.041

0.012

−0.014, 0.037

0.007

−0.021, 0.035

−0.031

−0.078, 0.017

Number in 2-mile buffer

−0.057**

−0.099, -0.016

−0.052*

−0.094, -0.011

−0.054*

−0.100, -0.008

−0.054*

−0.105, -0.004

Density (number per sq. mile)

        

Lowest density (Quartile 1)

0.289**

0.096, 0.482

0.264**

0.069, 0.458

0.321**

0.089, 0.553

0.256

−0.012, 0.524

Quartile 2

0.248*

0.050, 0.446

0.233*

0.036, 0.430

0.281*

0.059, 0.502

0.232

−0.001, 0.464

Quartile 3

0.135

−0.041, 0.311

0.127

−0.048, 0.302

0.156

−0.020, 0.361

0.131

−0.060, 0.323

Highest density (Quartile 4)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Waist circumference

        

Distance to nearest (miles)

0.126

−0.161, 0.413

0.102

−0.182, 0.386

−0.020

−0.323, 0.282

−0.312

−0.757, 0.133

Number in 2-mile buffer

−0.419

−0.876, 0.039

−0.400

−0.863, 0.077

−0.215

−0.708, 0.277

−0.235

−0.764, 0.294

Density (number per sq. mile)

        

Lowest density (Quartile 1)

3.635**

1.416, 5.855

3.348**

1.064, 5.633

3.520**

0.992, 6.048

3.262*

0.521, 6.004

Quartile 2

3.603**

1.310, 5.897

3.612**

1.316, 5.909

3.753**

1.281, 6.226

3.442**

0.918, 5.966

Quartile 3

1.291

−0.628, 3.211

1.241

−0.681, 3.162

1.328

−0.652, 3.307

1.156

−0.861, 3.172

Highest density (Quartile 4)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

  1. aadjusted for age at clinic visit, race/ethnicity, gender, cohort year, diabetes type, diabetes duration.
  2. bModel 1+ parental education.
  3. cModel 2+ population density.
  4. dModel 3+ fast food accessibility/availability.
  5. p-value: * < 0.05, ** < 0.01.