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

P.E. Rummo, K.A. Meyer, J. Boone-Heinonen, Jacobs, D.R.,, C.I. Kiefe, C.E. Lewis, L.M. Steffen and P. Gordon-Larsen

American Journal of Public Health, 2015, vol. 105, issue 5, e65-e73

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.

Keywords: adult; catering service; coronary artery disease; demography; diet; female; follow up; food preference; human; Illinois; male; prospective study; risk assessment; risk factor; socioeconomics; statistics and numerical data, Adult; Chicago; Coronary Artery Disease; Diet; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Food Preferences; Food Supply; Humans; Male; Prospective Studies; Residence Characteristics; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; Socioeconomic Factors (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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