Neighborhood deprivation, vehicle ownership, and potential spatial access to a variety of fruits and vegetables in a large rural area in Texas

Table 11 Association between 5-mile coverage of a good selection of fruits and vegetables and area deprivation or vehicle ownership, using multivariate linear regression model

Model 1	Access as number of shopping opportunities within 3 network 3 miles
	Fresh fruits	Overall fruits	Fresh vegetables	Overall vegetables
Deprivation	b (SE)	b (SE)	b (SE)	b (SE)
High	0.98 (0.21)^‡	1.58 (0.34)^‡	0.75 (0.18)^‡	1.21 (0.25)^‡
Medium	0.11 (0.18)	0.12 (0.30)	-0.02(0.16)	0.10 (0.22)
R²	0.633	0.497	0.660	0.562
P	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001
Model 2	Access as number of shopping opportunities within 5 miles
	Fresh fruits	Overall fruits	Fresh vegetables	Overall vegetables
Vehicle ownership	b (SE)	b (SE)	b (SE)	b (SE)
Low	0.47 (0.25)	1.05 (0.38)^†	0.32 (0.21)	0.76 (0.29)^†
Medium	-0.03 (0.24)	0.28 (0.38)	0.07(0.21)	0.11 (0.29)
R²	0.402	0.267	0.438	0.314
P	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001

NOTE: In models 1 and 2, the four equations were simultaneously estimated, controlling for population density. In model 1, deprivation entered as categorical variable; low deprivation is referent group. In model 2, vehicle ownership entered as categorical variable; high vehicle ownership is referent group. In both models, population density entered as continuous. Results are reported as multivariate-adjusted b (SE). Statistically significant variables are indicated as: *<0.05 ^†<0.01 ^‡<0.001

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