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

Table 9 Association between proximity to a good selection of fruits and vegetables and area deprivation or vehicle ownership, using multivariate linear regression model

Model 1	Access as network distance to the nearest
	Fresh fruits	Overall fruits	Fresh vegetables	Overall vegetables
Deprivation	b (SE)	b (SE)	b (SE)	b (SE)
High	-4.47 (0.134)^‡	-3.09 (1.02)^†	-3.82 (1.44)^†	-2.91 (1.0)^†
Medium	-0.86 (1.19)	-0.33 (0.91)	-0.75(1.28)	-0.55 (0.89)
R²	0.303	0.264	0.291	0.243
P	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001
Model 2	Access as network distance to the nearest
	Fresh fruits	Overall fruits	Fresh vegetables	Overall vegetables
Vehicle ownership	b (SE)	b (SE)	b (SE)	b (SE)
Low	-2.26 (1.21)	-3.21 (0.90)^‡	-1.93 (1.33)	-2.56 (0.89)^†
Medium	1.23 (1.21)	-2.07 (0.90)^‡	1.29(1.32)	-0.66 (0.89)
R²	0.269	0.276	0.268	0.233
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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