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Associations of Neighborhood Characteristics With the Location and Type of Food Stores

American Journal of Public Health · 2005 · Vol. 96(2) · pp. 325–331
Latetia V. MooreAna V. Diez Roux

Abstract

Local food environments vary substantially by neighborhood racial/ethnic and socioeconomic composition and may contribute to disparities in health.

Obesity, Physical Activity, DietHealth disparities and outcomesUrban Transport and AccessibilitySocioeconomic statusEthnic groupPoisson regressionDemographyConfidence intervalEthnic compositionGeographyPopulationCensusRacial composition

MeSH terms

Choice BehaviorCommerceFoodHumansMarylandNew YorkNorth CarolinaResidence CharacteristicsSocioeconomic FactorsChi-Square DistributionPoisson Distribution

Funding

  • U.S. Department of Labor
  • National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities
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