A food desert in Detroit

Associations with food shopping and eating behaviours, dietary intakes and obesity

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ID15096822
AutoresKatarzyna Budzynska (0000-0001-9674-9902, Henry Ford Hospital), Peter West (0000-0003-3862-142X, St. John Hospital & Medical Center), Patricia West (0000-0002-0404-7266), Ruth T Savoy-Moore, Ruth T Savoy‐Moore (St. John Hospital & Medical Center), Darlene Lindsey (St. John Hospital & Medical Center), Michael Winter (0000-0002-0186-0139, Boston University), PK Newby, P K Newby (Boston University, autor de correspondencia)
Año2013
Volumen16
Número12
Páginas2114-2123
Fecha de publicación2013-12-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaPublic Health Nutrition (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1368-9800 • E-ISSN: 1475-2727
EditorialCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s1368980013000967
PMID23651835
OpenAlexW2153940667
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas10
Referencias citadas26

Objective Currently 67 % of the US population is overweight or obese and obesity is associated with several chronic medical conditions. Geographic areas where individuals lack access to healthy foods have been termed ‘food deserts’. The study aim was to examine if area of residence within Metro Detroit was associated with dietary intake, food and shopping behaviours, and BMI. Design Cross-sectional study. Settings Participants were recruited in the waiting area of four primary-care clinics. Subjects Individuals ( n 1004) completed a questionnaire comprising four sections: demographics; personal health status including self-reported height and weight; a modified diet, transportation and shopping survey; and a subscale from the Diet and Health Knowledge Survey. Results Seventy-four per cent of participants were female and the mean age was 46·7 ( sd 15·0) years. In univariate analyses, living in Detroit was associated with being African American, unemployment, less education, no regular exercise, worse health self-rating and obesity ( P 2 larger BMI compared with people living outside the city ( P β = −0·46 kg/m 2 , 95 % CI −2·23, 1·30 kg/m 2 , P = 0·60). Conclusions Overweight and obesity are highly prevalent both inside (82·9 %) and outside (72·8 %) the city of Detroit, presenting a major public health problem. However, living in this food desert was not significantly associated with BMI after potential covariates were considered

Body mass index · Cross-sectional study · Demographics · Environmental health · Obesity · Overweight · Population · Residence · Demography · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Medicine · Nutritional Studies and Diet · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Gerontology · Internal Medicine