Citation
Ly, Christopher; Essman, Michael; Zimmer, Catherine R.; & Ng, Shu Wen (2020). Developing an Index to Estimate the Association between the Food Environment and CVD Mortality Rates. Health & Place, 66, 102469. PMCID: PMC7683359Abstract
The food environment has been shown to influence dietary patterns, which ultimately affects nutrition-related diseases such as diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular disease (CVD). Measures of food accessibility and socioeconomics were combined to develop the Food Environment Index (FEI), characterizing all U.S. counties between 2008 and 2016. Multi-level regression models showed that this index is significantly negatively associated with CVD death rates across the two time periods studied (2008-2010 and 2013-2016). The FEI may be a useful proxy for identifying differences in the food environment to inform future interventions.URL
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2020.102469Reference Type
Journal ArticleYear Published
2020Journal Title
Health & PlaceAuthor(s)
Ly, ChristopherEssman, Michael
Zimmer, Catherine R.
Ng, Shu Wen
Article Type
RegularPMCID
PMC7683359Continent/Country
United States of AmericaState
NonspecificORCiD
Ng - 0000-0003-0582-110XEssman - 0000-0001-5017-3880