Focusing on fast food restaurants alone underestimates the relationship between neighborhood deprivation and exposure to fast food in a large rural area

Table 2 Association between proximity to fast food and area deprivation, using multivariate linear regression model

	Access as network distance to the nearest
	Fast-food restaurant	Fast-food opportunity	Variety healthier entrée options	Variety healthier side dish options
Deprivation	b (SE)	b (SE)	b (SE)	b (SE)
High	-5.46 (0.131)^‡	-3.43 (0.71)^‡	-4.72 (1.23)^‡	-6.76 (1.48)^‡
Medium	-1.89 (1.11)	-1.56 (0.60)^†	-1.07(1.04)	-2.14 (1.25)
R²	0.336	0.345	0.323	0.358
P	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001

NOTE: The four equations were simultaneously estimated, controlling for population density. Deprivation was entered as categorical variable; low deprivation is referent group. Population density entered as continuous variable. Results reported as multivariate-adjusted b (SE). Statistically significant variables are indicated as: *< 0.05 ^†< 0.01 ^‡< 0.001

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