Table 1 Characteristics of participants at study enrollment by neighborhood food environment, National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS) (N = 4768)
Characteristic | Not residing in a low food access or low-income neighborhood | Residing in a low food access and low-income neighborhood | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Raw no. (weighted %) | |||
Overall | 4051 (86.9) | 717 (13.1) | |
Age (year), raw mean (SD) | 77.1 (7.6) | 76.7 (7.7) | 0.22 |
Gender | Â | Â | 0.85 |
 Male | 1705 (43.3) | 284 (42.9) |  |
 Female | 2346 (56.7) | 433 (57.1) |  |
Race and ethnicity |  |  | < 0.001 |
 Black | 963 (8.9) | 275 (16.8) |  |
 Latinx | 291 (8.2) | 74 (14.5) |  |
 White | 2797 (82.9) | 368 (68.7) |  |
Educational attainment | |||
 Less than high school | 933 (17.6) | 278 (36.1) | < 0.001 |
 High school | 1030 (24.8) | 196 (28.2) |  |
 Above high school | 2088 (57.6) | 243 (35.7) |  |
Income | |||
 Lowest quantile | 990 (19.3) | 246 (27.2) | < 0.001 |
 2nd quantile | 858 (19.1) | 207 (28.8) |  |
 3rd quantile | 1048 (26.5) | 168 (26.9) |  |
 Highest quantile | 1155 (35.1) | 96 (17.2) |  |
Living arrangement | |||
 Alone | 1298 (28.7) | 247 (29.5) | 0.10 |
 With spouse/partner | 1682 (48.4) | 255 (43.0) |  |
 With spouse/partner and others | 374 (9.5) | 70 (11.3) |  |
 With others only | 697 (13.5) | 145 (16.2) |  |
Census region | Â | Â | 0.02 |
 Northeast | 895 (22.5) | 56 (8.2) |  |
 Midwest | 858 (20.3) | 172 (24.4) |  |
 South | 1475 (35.4) | 371 (47.5) |  |
 West | 823 (21.8) | 118 (19.9) |  |
Street disorder, raw mean (SD) | 1.09 (0.29) | 1.15 (0.37) | < 0.001 |
Cognitive function, raw mean (SD) | 17.3 (5.2) | 15.7 (5.4) | < 0.001 |