| Race and food store availability in an inner-city neighbourhood. | |
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PMID: 17935646 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: A growing body of research has shown that disparities in resources, including food stores, exist at the neighbourhood level and the greatest disparities are seen in minority neighbourhoods, the same neighbourhoods at increased risk of obesity and diabetes. Less is known about whether differences in availability of resources by African American or Latino race/ethnicity exist within a single minority community. OBJECTIVE: The present study examined whether census blocks either 75% African American (AA) or 75% Latino (L) are associated with food store availability, as compared with racially mixed (RM) census blocks, in East Harlem, New York. DESIGN/METHODS: A cross-sectional study utilising a walking survey of East Harlem was performed. Food stores were classified into: supermarkets, grocery stores, convenience stores, specialty stores, full-service restaurants and fast-food stores. RESULTS: One hundred and sixty-five East Harlem census blocks were examined; 17 were AA, 34 were L and 114 were RM. Of AA census blocks, 100% had neither supermarkets nor grocery stores. AA census blocks were less likely to have convenience stores (prevalence ratio (PR) = 0.25, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.07-0.86) compared with RM census blocks. In contrast, predominantly L census blocks were more likely to have convenience stores (PR = 1.8, 95% CI 1.20-2.70), specialty food stores (PR = 3.74, 95% CI 2.06-7.15), full-service restaurants (PR = 1.87, 95% CI 1.04-3.38) and fast-food restaurants (PR = 2.14, 95% CI 1.33-3.44) compared with RM census blocks. CONCLUSIONS: We found that inequities in food store availability exist by race/ethnicity in East Harlem, New York. This has implications for racial/ethnic differences in dietary quality, obesity and obesity-related disorders. |
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Authors:
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Maida P Galvez; Kimberly Morland; Cherita Raines; Jessica Kobil; Jodi Siskind; James Godbold; Barbara Brenner |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. Date: 2007-10-15 |
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Title: Public health nutrition Volume: 11 ISSN: 1368-9800 ISO Abbreviation: Public Health Nutr Publication Date: 2008 Jun |
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Created Date: 2008-05-16 Completed Date: 2008-09-30 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9808463 Medline TA: Public Health Nutr Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 624-31 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Community and Preventive Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029, USA. maida.galvez@mssm.edu |
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African Americans
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statistics & numerical data* Commerce / economics, statistics & numerical data* Confidence Intervals Cross-Sectional Studies Ethnic Groups / statistics & numerical data* Food Supply / economics, statistics & numerical data* Hispanic Americans / statistics & numerical data* Humans New York Odds Ratio Restaurants / economics, statistics & numerical data Social Class Socioeconomic Factors Urban Population / statistics & numerical data |
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
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2P01ES009584/ES/NIEHS NIH HHS; R25ES14315/ES/NIEHS NIH HHS |
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