Association between proximity to and coverage of traditional fast-food restaurants and non-traditional fast-food outlets and fast-food consumption among rural adults

Table 6 Association of personal characteristics and three-mile coverage of fast-food restaurant, non-traditional fast-food outlet, and all fast-food opportunities with frequency of weekly consumption of fast-food meals in 1,409 rural adults, using multiple variable regression

	Regression coefficient
	Model 1	Model 2	Model 3
*Personal characteristics*
Age, y	-0.019***	-0.019***	-0.019***
Household income¹
Poverty (≤100% FPL)	-0.260***	-0.259***	-0.259***
Low income (101% to 199% FPL)	-0.149	-0.149	-0.149
BMI (kg/m²)²
Overweight (25-29.9)	0.140	0.140	0.140
Obese (≥30)	0.267***	0.268***	0.267***
Gender³
Women	-0.100	-0.107	-0.102
*Three-mile coverage of fast food*
Traditional fast-food restaurant	0.020**
Non-traditional fast-food outlet		0.020*
All fast-food opportunities			0.010**
*Interaction (gender and three-mile coverage)*
Traditional fast-food restaurant	-0.020*
Non-traditional fast-food outlet		-0.020
Fast-food opportunity			-0.010*
Intercept	2.36	2.36	2.36
R²of model	0.094	0.092	0.093

FPL = Federal Poverty Level
¹ Reference category for household income: Above low income (≥200% FPL)
² Referent category for BMI (body mass index): Normal (<25 kg/m²)
³ Referent category for gender: men
Level of statistical significance at level of * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001

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