Examining commonly used perceived and objective measures of fruit and vegetable access in low-income populations and their association with consumption.

Autor:	Haynes-Maslow L; Department of Agricultural & Human Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA., McGuirt J; Department of Nutrition, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC, USA., Trippichio G; Center for Obesity Research and Education, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA., Armstrong-Brown J; RTI International, Research Triangle Park, Morrisville, NC, USA., Ammerman AS; Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA., Leone LA; Department of Community Health and Health Behavior, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Translational behavioral medicine [Transl Behav Med] 2020 Dec 31; Vol. 10 (6), pp. 1342-1349.
DOI:	10.1093/tbm/ibaa077
Abstrakt:	Perception-based and objective food access measures are often examined as factors influencing individuals' shopping decisions and dietary habits, but the relative influence of these two factors on behaviors needs further examination. This study sought to (a) determine if perception-based and objective measures of fruit and vegetable (F&V) access were related and (b) examine perception-based and objective access measures as predictors of F&V consumption. Participants were recruited as part of a larger intervention study from 12 sites across three urban North Carolina counties. Perception-based food access measured included self-reported perceptions of convenience, variety, and quality of F&V within a neighborhood. Food outlet density was used as the objective measure. This was derived by summing the total number of geocoded convenience stores, grocery stores, supermarkets, and supercenters located within 1 road network mile of participants' home address. Associations between perception-based and objective measures were examined using Pearson's correlations, and associations of F&V access and intake were examined using linear regression models. Pearson correlations between perception-based and objective measures revealed that F&V variety was associated with supermarkets. Regression results show that perception-based barriers to F&V access were not significantly associated with intake, but supercenter density within 1 mile was significantly associated with decreased F&V intake. Common measures of perception-based and objective measures of food access may not be the best predictor of F&V intake. Understanding the relationships of these factors for lower-income populations can offer guidance for future policies and programs. (© Society of Behavioral Medicine 2021. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.)
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