Death from chronic lower respiratory disease
Tobacco store density 0.46 (0.30 to 0.71)<0.001*0.44 (0.33 to 0.82)<0.001*0.40 (0.29 to 0.55)0.03*
Alcohol store density0.23 (0.15 to 0.39)0.002*0.09 (−2.4 to 0.5)0.52
Fast food store density0.14 (−0.03 to 0.22)0.060.02 (−0.7 to 1×10–3)0.80
Median household income §0.08 (−32.3 to 0.91)0.070.43 (−0.07 to 28.2)0.100.45 (−0.01 to 3.1)0.45
African-American (%)2.7 (1.5 to 5.1)0.001*4.3 (3.0 to 7.5)<0.001*4.4 (3.7 to 6.1)0.04*
Bachelor’s degree−5.0 (−10.9 to 2.2)0.07−7.4 (−2.8 to −11.6)0.001*−7.6 (−5.1 to −11.8)0.003*
Age > 65 years (%)−26.6 (−12.9 to −41.8)<0.001*−13.4 (−4.6 to −22.1)0.03*−13.4 (−9.3 to −21.9)<0.001*
  • *Indicates statistically significant (P<0.05).

  • †Adjusted model including tobacco store densities and neighbourhood demographic variables (median household income, percentage of population aged >65, percentage who have completed a bachelor’s degree and percentage of African-Americans).

  • ‡ Adjusted included all three store densities and neighbourhood demographic variables (median household income, percentage of population aged >65, percentage who have completed a bachelor’s degree and percentage of African-Americans).

  • §Note that the median household income was scaled to $10 000.