Research Article

Local Context Influence, Activity Space, and Foodscape Exposure in Two Canadian Metropolitan Settings: Is Daily Mobility Exposure Associated with Overweight?

Table 2

Principal components loadings for the socioeconomic and physical environments in Montreal and Quebec City.

Area-level indicatorsSocial diversity Financial insecurityCentrality
MontrealQuebecMontrealQuebecMontrealQuebec

Socioeconomic environment% singles0.955 0.941 0.1290.137
% 1 year mover0.968 0.949 0.1170.187
% less schooling−0.218−0.030.947 0.976
% single parents0.4420.5330.808 0.775
Median income−0.487−0.62−0.824 −0.73

Physical environment% old dwelling0.844 0.820
Dwellings density0.908 0.904
Motorisation rate−0.958 −0.98
Con nectivity0.935 0.933
Land use mix0.0690.532