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Proximity of supermarkets is positively associated with diet quality index for pregnancy

LARAIA, B·2004·Preventive Medicine

Abstract

Objectives To investigate the association between distance to the closest supermarket and a composite measure of diet, the diet quality index for pregnancy (DQI-P) was constructed.Methods Data from the Pregnancy, Infection and Nutrition (PIN) cohort, a prospective study of determinants of preterm birth, were analyzed. Food frequency questionnaires were used to construct DQI-P which includes: servings of grains, vegetables, fruits, folate, iron and calcium intake, percentage of calories from fat, and meal pattern score. Street address of residence, supermarkets, grocery and convenience stores were geocoded. Participants with complete food frequency and address data were included (n = 918). Multinomial logistic regression was used to estimate the conditional association of food outlets on diet quality, controlling for confounders and using a robust variance estimator to account for clustering of neighborhood characteristics.Results Women living greater than 4 miles from a supermarket were more than twice the odds (adjusted odds ratio = 2.16; 95% confidence interval = 1.2, 4.0) of falling into the lowest compared to highest DQI-P tertile compared to women living within 2 miles of a supermarket, after controlling for individual characteristics, other food retail outlets.Conclusion These findings suggest that proximity of food retail outlets influences the diet quality of pregnant women.

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Authors
LARAIA, B.
Affiliations
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
Corresponding author
LARAIA, B
Venue
Preventive Medicine
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2004-11
Volume
39
Issue
5
Pages
869-875
ISSN
0091-7435 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2074961137
Cited by
441
References
38
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FWCI
12.73
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Preventive Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Scholar Commons (University of South Carolina) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
Keywords
food retail outlets, diet quality, pregnancy, food environment, pregnant women, preterm birth, neighborhood food access, meal patterns, fruit and vegetable intake, folate intake
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Diet, Diet Surveys, Female, Humans, North Carolina, Pregnancy, Cohort Studies, Odds Ratio, Food Industry

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