TY - JOUR
T1 - Does distance decay modelling of supermarket accessibility predict fruit and vegetable intake by individuals in a large metropolitan area?
AU - Robinson, Paul L.
AU - Dominguez, Fred
AU - Teklehaimanot, Senait
AU - Lee, Martin
AU - Brown, Arleen
AU - Goodchild, Michael
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Obesity, a risk factor for hypertension, diabetes, and other chronic diseases is influenced by geographic accessibility to supermarkets, which has been shown to affect nutritional behaviors. purpose. To determine how individual fruit and vegetable (FV) consumption was independently influenced by accessibility to supermarkets, and to quantify that relationship. Methods. A distance decay based model was specified for a random sample (n57,514) of urban residents. Associations between FV consumption and accessibility to supermarkets were explored, controlling for factors known to influence eating behaviors. results. There was as independent effect of accessibility to supermarkets, even after the inclusion of the significant controlling factors of age, gender, race/ethnicity, education, marital status, and knowledge of nutritional guidelines. Conclusion. Our model of accessibility was an effective predictor of FV consumption in an urban population, setting the stage for inclusion of supply and demand parameters, and estimation of local factors that contribute to differential obesity rates.
AB - Obesity, a risk factor for hypertension, diabetes, and other chronic diseases is influenced by geographic accessibility to supermarkets, which has been shown to affect nutritional behaviors. purpose. To determine how individual fruit and vegetable (FV) consumption was independently influenced by accessibility to supermarkets, and to quantify that relationship. Methods. A distance decay based model was specified for a random sample (n57,514) of urban residents. Associations between FV consumption and accessibility to supermarkets were explored, controlling for factors known to influence eating behaviors. results. There was as independent effect of accessibility to supermarkets, even after the inclusion of the significant controlling factors of age, gender, race/ethnicity, education, marital status, and knowledge of nutritional guidelines. Conclusion. Our model of accessibility was an effective predictor of FV consumption in an urban population, setting the stage for inclusion of supply and demand parameters, and estimation of local factors that contribute to differential obesity rates.
KW - Accessibility
KW - Geography
KW - Nutrition
KW - Obesity
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U2 - 10.1353/hpu.2013.0049
DO - 10.1353/hpu.2013.0049
M3 - Article
C2 - 23395954
AN - SCOPUS:84873690230
SN - 1049-2089
VL - 24
SP - 172
EP - 185
JO - Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
JF - Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
IS - SUPPL1
ER -