Overweight, Obesity, and Neighborhood Characteristics among Postpartum Latinas

Table 1

Measures of central tendency and dispersion for neighborhood environment, social support, acculturation, and obesity-related variables.

Variable	M	SD	Median	Observed range	Response option range
Walking environment*	3.25	0.64	3.25	2.00–4.56	1.00–5.00
Aesthetic quality	3.20	0.65	3.17	1.00–4.83	1.00–5.00
Safety	3.00	0.93	3.00	1.00–5.00	1.00–5.00
Violence*	1.45	0.77	1.00	1.00–4.00	1.00–4.00
Access to healthy foods*	3.25	0.97	3.33	1.00–4.25	1.00–5.00
Activities	2.41	0.83	2.40	1.00–4.00	1.00–4.00
Social cohesion	3.28	0.80	3.50	1.00–4.50	1.00–5.00
Social support for exercise	1.74	0.53	1.78	1.00–3.00	1.00–3.00
MOS: affectionate	4.29	0.87	4.67	1.67–5.00	1.00–5.00
MOS: positive social interaction	4.03	0.98	4.00	1.00–5.00	1.00–5.00
MOS: emotional/informational	3.88	0.99	4.00	1.00–5.00	1.00–5.00
MOS: tangible	3.65	1.12	4.00	1.00–5.00	1.00–5.00
MOS: overall score	3.91	0.90	4.05	1.37–5.00	1.00–5.00
Years in US	11.77	7.26	10.50	1.00–37.00	—
Percent body fat	38.56	4.62	38.98	24.50–49.80	—
Waist-to-hip ratio	0.82	0.07	0.81	0.64–0.99	—
Body mass index	29.68	3.54	29.37	23.39–41.48	—
Weight (kg)	73.47	9.92	72.75	54.10–100.80	—