Obesity and the Food Environment: Income and Ethnicity Differences Among People With Diabetes
Household income
DOI:
10.2337/dc12-2190
Publication Date:
2013-05-02T08:58:05Z
AUTHORS (9)
ABSTRACT
It is unknown whether any association between neighborhood food environment and obesity varies according to individual income and/or race/ethnicity. The objectives of this study were test there was an environments among adults with diabetes relationship differed or race/ethnicity.Subjects (n = 16,057) participants in the Diabetes Study Northern California survey. Kernel density estimation used create a score for each individual's residence address that reflected mix healthful unhealthful vendors nearby. Logistic regression models estimated modeled obesity, controlling confounders, testing interactions race/ethnicity income.The authors found more associated lower highest groups (incomes 301-600% >600% U.S. poverty line) whites, Latinos, Asians. negative, but smaller not statistically significant, high-income blacks. On contrary, higher lowest-income group (<100% threshold), which significant black category.These findings suggest availability may have different health implications when financial resources are severely constrained.
SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL
Coming soon ....
REFERENCES (39)
CITATIONS (33)
EXTERNAL LINKS
PlumX Metrics
RECOMMENDATIONS
FAIR ASSESSMENT
Coming soon ....
JUPYTER LAB
Coming soon ....