Background Canned vegetables contain higher sodium, which is associated with chronic disease, and... more Background Canned vegetables contain higher sodium, which is associated with chronic disease, and are less expensive. Understanding purchasing patterns of low-income Oklahomans will provide information to guide future health interventions. Objective To describe the overall canned and frozen vegetable sales and determine differences in canned and frozen sales by store's shopper income. Study Design, Setting, Participants This study was a cross-sectional, secondary analysis of canned and frozen vegetable sales from December 2012 through August 2015 of a Midwestern regional grocery chain (n = 64 stores). Weekly units sold of canned and frozen vegetables were pair-matched by preparation type and averaged across 144 weeks. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) sales were used as a proxy for the store's shopper socioeconomic status (SES; ie, high SNAP sales = lower shopper SES). High SES stores (n = 16, bottom quartile) had 5.7% SNAP sales and low SES stores (n = 16, to...
Background Canned vegetables contain higher sodium, which is associated with chronic disease, and... more Background Canned vegetables contain higher sodium, which is associated with chronic disease, and are less expensive. Understanding purchasing patterns of low-income Oklahomans will provide information to guide future health interventions. Objective To describe the overall canned and frozen vegetable sales and determine differences in canned and frozen sales by store's shopper income. Study Design, Setting, Participants This study was a cross-sectional, secondary analysis of canned and frozen vegetable sales from December 2012 through August 2015 of a Midwestern regional grocery chain (n = 64 stores). Weekly units sold of canned and frozen vegetables were pair-matched by preparation type and averaged across 144 weeks. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) sales were used as a proxy for the store's shopper socioeconomic status (SES; ie, high SNAP sales = lower shopper SES). High SES stores (n = 16, bottom quartile) had 5.7% SNAP sales and low SES stores (n = 16, to...
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