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The food environment in an urban Mexican American community.

Health & place ·Vol. 16 ·No. 3 ·2010-05-00 ·Pages 598-605

Lisabeth LD, Sánchez BN, Escobar J, Hughes R, Meurer WJ, Zuniga B, Garcia N, Brown DL, Morgenstern LB

Abstract

The objective was to determine whether ethnic composition of neighborhoods is associated with number and type of food stores in an urban, Mexican American US community. Data were from a commercial food store data source and the US Census. Multivariate count models were used to test associations with adjustment for neighborhood demographics, income, and commercialization. Neighborhoods at the 75th percentile of percent Mexican American (76%) had nearly four times the number of convenience stores (RR=3.9, 95% CI: 2.2-7.0) compared with neighborhoods at the 25th percentile (36%). Percent Mexican American in the neighborhood was not associated with the availability of other food store types (supermarkets, grocery stores, specialty stores, convenience stores with gas stations) in the adjusted model. The impact of greater access to convenience stores on Mexican American residents' diets requires exploration.

MeSH Terms
Feeding Behavior Food Services Humans Mexican Americans Mexico/ethnology Multivariate Analysis Residence Characteristics Socioeconomic Factors Texas Urban Health
Authors & Affiliations
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Lisabeth Lynda D
Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. llisabet@umich.edu
Sánchez Brisa N
Escobar James
Hughes Rebecca
Meurer William J
Zuniga Belinda
Garcia Nelda
Brown Devin L
Morgenstern Lewis B
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Article Info
Journal
Health & place
Abbr.
Health Place
ISSN
1873-2054
DOI
10.1016/j.healthplace.2010.01.005
Email
llisabet@umich.edu
Published
2010-05-00
Epub
2010-00-01
Pages
598-605
Language
English
Region
England
NLM ID
9510067
PMCID
PMC2838182
Grants
NIMHD NIH HHS · L60 MD000670-03 · United States
NINDS NIH HHS · R01 NS038916 · United States
NINDS NIH HHS · R01NS38916 · United States
NIMHD NIH HHS · L60 MD000670 · United States
NINDS NIH HHS · K23 NS050161-05 · United States
NINDS NIH HHS · K23 NS050161 · United States
External Links
PubMed source DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2010.01.005 PMC Full Text View journal details
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