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Table 4 Associations between access to food outlets and underweight/overweight or obesea

From: Neighborhood food environment and body mass index among Japanese older adults: results from the Aichi Gerontological Evaluation Study (AGES)

 

Dependent variable: Underweight (BMI < 18.5)

Dependent variable: Overweight or obese (BMI ≥ 25)

 

OR

(95%CI)

p

OR

(95%CI)

p

Distance to the nearest convenience store

1.014

(0.875, 1.176)

0.849

1.009

(0.921, 1.105)

0.853

Number of convenience stores

1.041

(0.933, 1.163)

0.471

1.037

(0.968, 1.111)

0.296

Distance to the nearest fast food outlet

1.002

(0.946, 1.061)

0.949

1.001

(0.967, 1.037)

0.946

Number of fast food outlets

0.967

(0.821, 1.139)

0.688

1.034

(0.940, 1.138)

0.491

Distance to the nearest supermarket

0.973

(0.865, 1.093)

0.640

0.928

(0.862, 0.998)

0.043

Number of supermarkets

0.930

(0.842, 1.027)

0.151

1.083

(1.022, 1.149)

0.007

  1. a Adjusted for age, gender, marital status, educational attainment, equivalized income, driving status, household composition, SRH, IADL, drinking, walking, diagnosed illnesses under treatment (cancer, heart disease, and stroke), population density, and availability of parks or green spaces.