Targeting the spatial context of obesity determinants via multiscale geographically weighted regression

Table 1 Description of the variables included in the study

Outcome variable
Obesity^a: Percentage of the population with a body mass index ≥ 30.0 kg/m²
Explanatory variables
Annual Checkup^a: Percent of the population receiving an annual checkup in past year
African American^b: Percent of individuals identifying as African American
Hispanic^b: Percent of individuals identifying as Hispanic/Latino, independent of race
SNAP^b: Percent of households on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
College^b: Percent of the population with a bachelor’s degree or higher
Food Desert^c: Share of low-income population beyond 1 mile from a supermarket
Mean NDVI^d: Averaged Normalized Difference Vegetation Index for Census tract

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