University of Massachusetts Medical School Faculty Publications
Title
Neighborhood availability of convenience stores and diet quality: findings from 20 years of follow-up in the coronary artery risk development in young adults study
UMMS Affiliation
Department of Quantitative Health Sciences
Publication Date
2015-05-01
Document Type
Article
Disciplines
Community Health and Preventive Medicine | Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition | Nutritional Epidemiology
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: We examined the association between neighborhood convenience stores and diet outcomes for 20 years of the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults study.
METHODS: We used dietary data from the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults study years 1985-1986, 1992-1993, and 2005-2006 (n = 3299; Birmingham, AL; Chicago, IL; Minneapolis, MN; and Oakland, CA) and geographically and temporally matched neighborhood-level food resource and US Census data. We used random effects repeated measures regression to estimate associations between availability of neighborhood convenience stores with diet outcomes and whether these associations differed by individual-level income.
RESULTS: In multivariable-adjusted analyses, greater availability of neighborhood convenience stores was associated with lower diet quality (mean score = 66.3; SD = 13.0) for participants with lower individual-level income (b = -2.40; 95% CI = -3.30, -1.51); associations at higher individual-level income were weaker. We observed similar associations with whole grain consumption across time but no statistically significant associations with consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages, artificially sweetened beverages, snacks, processed meats, fruits, or vegetables.
CONCLUSIONS: The presence of neighborhood convenience stores may be associated with lower quality diets. Low-income individuals may be most sensitive to convenience store availability.
DOI of Published Version
10.2105/AJPH.2014.302435
Source
Am J Public Health. 2015 May;105(5):e65-73. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302435. Epub 2015 Mar 19. Link to article on publisher's site
Related Resources
Journal/Book/Conference Title
American journal of public health
PubMed ID
25790410
Repository Citation
Rummo PE, Meyer KA, Boone-Heinonen J, Jacobs DR, Kiefe CI, Lewis CE, Steffen LM, Gordon-Larsen P. (2015). Neighborhood availability of convenience stores and diet quality: findings from 20 years of follow-up in the coronary artery risk development in young adults study. University of Massachusetts Medical School Faculty Publications. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2014.302435. Retrieved from https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/faculty_pubs/992