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Home Availability and the Impact of Weekly Stressful Events Are Associated with Fruit and Vegetable Intake among African American and HispanicLatina Women
Joint Authors
Mama, Scherezade K.
Ledoux, Tracey A.
O'Connor, Daniel P.
Fraser, Margaret L.
Lee, Rebecca E.
Adamus, Heather
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-05-14
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Mediating and moderating variables may interfere with the association between neighborhood availability of grocery stores (NAG) and supermarkets (NAS) and fruit and vegetable (FV) intake.
Objective.
The purpose of this study was to test mediation of home availability of FV (HAFV) and moderation of impact of weekly stressful events (IWSE) on the association between NAG and NAS with FV consumption among African American (AA) and Hispanic/Latina (HL) women.
Methods.
Three hundred nine AA and HL, 25–60 year old women in the Health Is Power (HIP) randomized controlled trial completed validated measures of HAFV, IWSE, and FV intake at baseline.
Trained field assessors coded NAG and NAS.
Institutional Review Board approval was obtained.
Results.
NAG and NAS were not associated with FV intake or HAFV, so HAFV was not a mediator.
HAFV (std.
Beta = .29, P<0.001) and IWSE (std.
Beta = .17; P<0.05) were related to FV intake (R2 =0.17; P<0.001), but IWSE was not a moderator.
Conclusion.
Increasing HAFV and decreasing the IWSE should increase FV consumption.
The extent to which the neighborhood environment is related to the home food environment and diet, and the mechanisms for the association between IWSE and diet should be examined in future research.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ledoux, Tracey A.& Mama, Scherezade K.& O'Connor, Daniel P.& Adamus, Heather& Fraser, Margaret L.& Lee, Rebecca E.. 2012. Home Availability and the Impact of Weekly Stressful Events Are Associated with Fruit and Vegetable Intake among African American and HispanicLatina Women. Journal of Obesity،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-10.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ledoux, Tracey A.…[et al.]. Home Availability and the Impact of Weekly Stressful Events Are Associated with Fruit and Vegetable Intake among African American and HispanicLatina Women. Journal of Obesity No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-10.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Ledoux, Tracey A.& Mama, Scherezade K.& O'Connor, Daniel P.& Adamus, Heather& Fraser, Margaret L.& Lee, Rebecca E.. Home Availability and the Impact of Weekly Stressful Events Are Associated with Fruit and Vegetable Intake among African American and HispanicLatina Women. Journal of Obesity. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-494711
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-494711