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ArticleBMC public health2017

A possible dose-response association between distance to farmers' markets and roadside produce stands, frequency of shopping, fruit and vegetable consumption, and body mass index among customers in the Southern United States.

Stephanie B Jilcott Pitts, Jedediah Hinkley, Qiang Wu, Jared T McGuirt, Mary Jane Lyonnais, Ann P Rafferty, Olivia R Whitt, Nancy Winterbauer, Lisa Phillips

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Stephanie B Jilcott PittsDepartment of Public Health, Brody School of Medicine East Carolina University, 600 Moye Blvd, MS 660, Lakeside Annex 7, Greenville, NC, 27834, USA. jilcotts@ecu.edu.
Jedediah HinkleyHealthy Foods Coordinator Partnerships to Improve Community Health, Albemarle Regional Health Services, Elizabeth City, NC, USA.
Qiang WuDepartment of Biostatistics, East Carolina University, 2435D Health Sciences Building, Greenville, NC, 27834, USA.
Jared T McGuirtDepartment of Nutrition, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA.
Mary Jane LyonnaisDepartment of Public Health, Brody School of Medicine East Carolina University, 600 Moye Blvd, MS 660, Lakeside Annex 7, Greenville, NC, 27834, USA.
Ann P RaffertyDepartment of Public Health, Brody School of Medicine East Carolina University, 600 Moye Blvd, MS 660, Lakeside Annex 7, Greenville, NC, 27834, USA.
Olivia R WhittDepartment of Public Health, Brody School of Medicine East Carolina University, 600 Moye Blvd, MS 660, Lakeside Annex 7, Greenville, NC, 27834, USA.
Nancy WinterbauerDepartment of Public Health, Brody School of Medicine East Carolina University, 600 Moye Blvd, MS 660, Lakeside Annex 7, Greenville, NC, 27834, USA.
Lisa PhillipsDepartment of Public Health, Brody School of Medicine East Carolina University, 600 Moye Blvd, MS 660, Lakeside Annex 7, Greenville, NC, 27834, USA.

Funding

Cancer Health Disparities Training ProgramT32CA128582 · NCI · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI SMITH, JENNIFER SUSAN, TATE, DEBORAH F. · 2009 to 2023
$3.4M
Healthier Choices in Northeast NCU58DP005711 · DP · ALBEMARLE REGIONAL HEALTH SERVICES · PI JILL, JORDAN COPELAND · 2014 to 2014
$440k
NCCDPHP CDC HHS U58 DP005711NCI NIH HHS T32 CA128582
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Abstract

backgroundThe association between farmers' market characteristics and consumer shopping habits remains unclear. Our objective was to examine associations among distance to farmers' markets, amenities within farmers' markets, frequency of farmers' market shopping, fruit and vegetable consumption, and body mass index (BMI). We hypothesized that the relationship between frequency of farmers' market shopping and BMI would be mediated by fruit and vegetable consumption.

methodsIn 15 farmers' markets in northeastern North Carolina, July-September 2015, we conducted a cross-sectional survey among 263 farmers' market customers (199 provided complete address data) and conducted farmers' market audits. To participate, customers had to be over 18 years of age, and English speaking. Dependent variables included farmers' market shopping frequency, fruit and vegetable consumption, and BMI. Analysis of variance, adjusted multinomial logistic regression, Poisson regression, and linear regression models, adjusted for age, race, sex, and education, were used to examine associations between distance to farmers' markets, amenities within farmers' markets, frequency of farmers' market shopping, fruit and vegetable consumption, and BMI.

resultsThose who reported shopping at farmers' markets a few times per year or less reported consuming 4.4 (standard deviation = 1.7) daily servings of fruits and vegetables, and those who reported shopping 2 or more times per week reported consuming 5.5 (2.2) daily servings. There was no association between farmers' market amenities, and shopping frequency or fruit and vegetable consumption. Those who shopped 2 or more times per week had a statistically significantly lower BMI than those who shopped less frequently. There was no evidence of mediation of the relationship between frequency of shopping and BMI by fruit and vegetable consumption.

conclusionsMore work should be done to understand factors within farmers' markets that encourage fruit and vegetable purchases.

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Body Mass IndexFruitVegetablesAgricultureCommerceConsumer BehaviorCross-Sectional StudiesDietFarmersFemaleFood SupplyHumansMaleMiddle AgedNorth CarolinaCommunity nutritionConsumer behaviorFarmers’ marketFruitObesityVegetable

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PMCPMC5225609

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