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Given the potential of physical structures to create opportunities for the adoption of individual behaviors, this study aimed to analyze the relationship between neighborhood food environments and green spaces and the prevalence of diabetes mellitus in the Mar del Plata-Bat\u00e1n urban agglomeration in Argentina, while also considering individual characteristics, from 2013 to 2018.  Methods: A cross-sectional design with a multilevel approach was used. Individual data from the National Risk Factor Survey were linked to data on food environments and green spaces aggregated at the census tract level. Multilevel logistic regression models were used, with individuals nested within census tracts; odds ratios were estimated for independent variables with 95% confidence intervals.  Results: A total of 946 observations distributed across 81 census tracts were analyzed. 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