Research Article
Overweight, Obesity, and Neighborhood Characteristics among Postpartum Latinas
Table 2
Correlations among variables from neighborhood environment, social support, acculturation, and obesity-related variables.
| | Variable | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| (1) | Walking environment | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (2) | Aesthetic quality | .47** | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (3) | Safety | .38** | .41** | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (4) | Violence | −.18 | −.38** | −.52** | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (5) | Healthy foods | .27** | .14 | .03 | .05 | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (6) | Activities | .10 | −.11 | .05 | −.01 | −.15 | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | (7) | Social cohesion | .35** | .39** | .53** | −.36** | .13 | .31** | — | | | | | | | | | | | | (8) |
Social support for exercise | .19** | .09 | .06 | .02 | .09 | .16 | .12 | — | | | | | | | | | | | (9) | MOS: affectionate | .30** | .13 | .08 | −.17 | −.20* | .04 | .15 | .19* | — | | | | | | | | | | (10) | MOS: Positive social interaction | .24** | .16 | .18* | −.25** | .16 | .05 | .26** | .17* | .70** | — | | | | | | | | | (11) | MOS: Emotional/information | .30** | .17* | .22** | −.23** | .26** | .03 | .32** | .27** | .72** | .82** | — | | | | | | | | (12) | MOS: tangible support | .22** | .15 | .20* | −.20* | .18* | .04 | .30** | .21* | .56** | .65** | .75** | — | | | | | | | (13) | MOS: Overall | .31** | .18* | .21* | −.24* | .24** | .05 | .32** | .26** | .79** | .88** | .97** | .85** | — | | | | | | (14) | Years in US | −.06 | .06 | .01 | −.02 | .04 | −.03 | .14 | −.02 | .19* | .22* | .18 | .12 | .19* | — | | | | | (15) | Language preference | −.10 | −.27** | −.08 | −.01 | −.01 | .06 | −.18* | −.10 | −.23** | −.25** | −.23** | −.29** | −.27** | −.52** | — | | | | (16) | Percent body fat | −.14 | .04 | .01 | −.18* | .00 | −.08 | .01 | −.02 | −.05 | −.08 | −.08 | −.01 | −.07 | .11 | .04 | — | | | (17) | Waist-to-hip ratio | .04 | −.02 | −.08 | .09 | −.19* | .16 | −.10 | .09 | −.08 | −.12 | −.07 | −.02 | −.07 | −.07 | .15 | .12 | — | | (18) | Body mass index | −.11 | .04 | .00 | −.10 | .02 | −.03 | .05 | .03 | −.05 | −.03 | −.01 | .04 | .00 | .27** | −.07 | .77** | .11 | — | (19) | Weight | −.08 | .10 | .02 | −.14 | .02 | −.01 | .12 | .04 | .03 | .05 | .03 | .07 | .05 | .25** | −.12 | .84** | .07 | .80** |
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