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Table 1 Description of the variables included in the study

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

Outcome variable

 Obesitya: Percentage of the population with a body mass index ≥ 30.0 kg/m2

Explanatory variables

 Annual Checkupa: Percent of the population receiving an annual checkup in past year

 African Americanb: Percent of individuals identifying as African American

 Hispanicb: Percent of individuals identifying as Hispanic/Latino, independent of race

 SNAPb: Percent of households on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

 Collegeb: Percent of the population with a bachelor’s degree or higher

 Food Desertc: Share of low-income population beyond 1 mile from a supermarket

 Mean NDVId: Averaged Normalized Difference Vegetation Index for Census tract

  1. a500 Cities Project, 2014
  2. bACS, 2015
  3. cFDA, 2015
  4. dNAIP, 2010