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Table 3 Factors associated with availability of fruit, vegetables and pizza/hamburgers/hot dogs in elementary (N = 369) and middle/high schools (N = 118)

From: School nutritional capacity, resources and practices are associated with availability of food/beverage items in schools

 

Availability of fruit

Availability of vegetables

Availability of pizza/hamburgers/hot dogs

 

Elementary schools

Middle/high schools

Elementary schools

Middle/high schools

Elementary schools

Middle/high schools

 

Coefficient

Coefficient

Coefficient

Coefficient

Coefficient

Coefficient

 

[95% CI]

[95% CI]

[95% CI]

[95% CI]

[95% CI]

[95% CI]

 

p-value

p-value

p-value

p-value

p-value

p-value

Constant

-2.03

-2.77

-7.76

-1.03

-4.55

3.25

 

[-5.32; 1.27]

[-8.33; 2.80]

[-12.70; -2.83]

[-5.43; 3.37]

[-8.42; -0.67]

[-1.42; 7.92]

 

p = .055

p = .329

p = .002**

p = .647

p = 022*

p = .170

 

School socio-demographic characteristics (Covariates)

School size

-0.79

-0.12

-0.41

0.32

0.01

-0.10

 

[-1.61; -0.02]

[-0.57; 0.34]

[-1.44; 0.61]

[-0.11; 0.76]

[-0.79; 0.80]

[-0.48; 0.27]

 

p = .055

p = .619

p = .429

p = .143

p = .984

p = .580

School setting

Urban

1 (reference)

1 (reference)

1 (reference)

1 (reference)

1 (reference)

1 (reference)

 

Suburban

-0.94

0.87

-0.31

0.41

-0.56

0.23

   

[-1.69; -0.18]

[-0.81; 2.55]

[-1.49; 0.87]

[-0.84; 1.66]

[-1.55; 0.43]

[-0.86; 1.31]

   

p = .015*

p = .310

p = .607

p = .521

p = .270

p = .682

 

Rural

-0.03

0.15

.26

-0.51

0.30

-1.42

   

[-0.87; 0.82]

[-1.51; 1.82]

[-1.05; 1.56]

[-1.86; 0.84]

[-0.73; 1.33]

[-2.72; -0.12]

   

p = .953

p = .858

p = .701

p = .461

p = .565

p = .032*

 

School characteristics

Policy institutionalization

District guidelines

-0.97

-0.08

-0.95

-0.49

0.04

-0.08

 

[-2.00; 0.07]

[-2.07; 1.92]

[-2.22; 0.31]

[-2.13; 1.14]

[-0.98; 1.05]

[-1.60; 1.45]

   

p = .068

p = .940

p = .139

p = .553

p = .944

p = .920

 

School guidelines

0.87

-0.55

-0.03

-0.03

-0.61

1.05

   

[-0.24; 1.98]

[-3.53; 2.44]

[-1.57; 1.51]

[-2.46; 2.39]

[-1.88; 0.67]

[-1.48; 3.58]

   

p = .124

p = .716

p = .966

p = .978

p = .350

p = .408

Climate

-0.48

0.48

0.07

-0.57

0.35

-0.32

   

[-1.04; 0.08]

[-0.42; 1.38]

[-0.71; .86]

[-1.42; 0.27]

[-0.33; 1.03]

[-1.07; 0.42]

   

p = .092

p = .292

p = .852

p = .183

p = .316

p = .396

Capacity & resources – Nutritional resources

1.91

1.49

1.65

1.75

0.85

0.09

   

[0.99; 2.82]

[-0.14; 3.12]

[0.42; 2.89]

[0.42; 3.09]

[-0.16; 1.87]

[-1.01; 1.19]

   

p ≤ .000**

p = .073

p = .009**

p = .010**

p = .098

p = .871

Capacity & resources – Program participation

BCSFVNP

No

1 (reference)

1 (reference)

1 (reference)

1 (reference)

1 (reference)

1 (reference)

  

Yes

1.51

-0.35

1.00

-0.20

-0.11

0.75

   

[0.89; 2.14]

[-1.78; 1.08]

[0.10; 1.90]

[-1.35; 0.96]

[-0.86; 0.64]

[-0.33; 1.83]

   

p ≤ .000**

p = .629

p = .029*

p = .738

p = .773

p = .171

 

BC Milk Program

No

1 (reference)

1 (reference)

1 (reference)

1 (reference)

1 (reference)

1 (reference)

  

Yes

1.12

1.71

0.52

-0.35

0.08

-0.39

   

[0.51; 1.72]

[-0.50; 3.93]

[-0.41; 1.44]

[-1.88; 1.17]

[-0.64; 0.80]

[-1.62; 0.85]

   

p ≤ .000**

p = .124

p = .270

p = .636

p = .827

p = .528

School nutrition practices

-0.08

0.03

0.05

-0.01

-0.07

-0.06

   

[-0.22; 0.06]

[-0.12; 0.18]

[-0.16; 0.25]

[-0.15; 0.12]

[-0.22; 0.08]

[-0.18; 0.05]

   

p = .282

p = .695

p = .649

p = .833

p = .383

p = .292

 

School internal and external influences

Internal and external Support

0.21

0.03

1.02

0.08

0.26

-0.54

   

[-0.85; 1.26]

[-1.42; 1.48]

[-0.43; 2.47

[-1.16; 1.33]

[-0.84; 1.36]

[-1.66; 0.57]

   

p = .700

p = .969

p = .169

p = .896

p = .643

p = .339

  1. CI = Confidence Interval; BCSFVNP = BC School Fruit and Vegetable Nutritional Program; BC = British Columbia;
  2. ** Significant at p < .01.
  3. * Trend towards statistical significance at p < .05.