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.

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(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**