Association between proximity to and coverage of traditional fast-food restaurants and non-traditional fast-food outlets and fast-food consumption among rural adults

Table 7 Association of personal characteristics and five-mile coverage of fast-food restaurant, non-traditional fast-food outlet, and all fast-food opportunities with frequency of weekly consumption of fast-food meals in 1,409 rural adults, using multiple variable regression

*Personal characteristics*
Age, y	-0.019***	-0.019***	-0.019***
Household income¹
Poverty (≤100% FPL)	-0.260***	-0.261***	-0.260***
Low income (101% to 199% FPL)	-0.147	-0.145	-0.146
BMI (kg/m²)²
Overweight (25-29.9)	0.138	0.139	0.139
Obese (≥30)	0.266***	0.266***	0.266***
Gender³
Women	-0.062	-0.050	-0.055
*Five-mile coverage of fast food*
Traditional fast-food restaurant	0.023***
Non-traditional fast-food outlet		0.024**
All fast-food opportunities			0.012**
*Interaction (gender and five-mile coverage)*
Traditional fast-food restaurant	-0.024**
Non-traditional fast-food outlet		-0.025**
Fast-food opportunity			-0.013**
Intercept	2.32	2.32	2.32
R²of model	0.096	0.095	0.095

FPL = Federal Poverty Level
¹ Reference category for household income: Above low income (≥200% FPL)
² Referent category for BMI (body mass index): Normal (<25 kg/m²)
³ Referent category for gender: men
Level of statistical significance at level of * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001

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