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Table 3 School factors and grade 7-12 students’ food/beverage consumption associated with Body Mass Index (normal versus overweight) (N = 8995)

From: Associations between the school food environment, student consumption and body mass index of Canadian adolescents

 

Model 1 (n = 8834)

Model 2 (n = 8361)

Model 3 (n = 8209)

 

OR [95% CI], p-value

OR [95% CI], p-value

OR [95% CI], p-value

Covariates

School postsecondary education

0.90 [0.79–1.02], p = .09

0.92 [0.80–1.04], p = .19

0.90 [0.79–1.03], p = .11

School setting

Urban (reference)

1.00

1.00

1.00

Suburban

1.41 [1.13–1.77], p = .003

1.45 [1.13–1.86], p = .003

1.37 [1.07–1.73], p = .01

Rural

1.41 [1.14–1.73], p = .002

1.44 [1.14–1.82], p = .003

1.41 [1.13–1.77], p = .003

Age

1.03 [0.99–1.07], p = .17

1.04 [0.99–1.07], p = .09

1.04 [1.00–1.08], p = .05

Sex

Male (reference)

1.00

1.00

1.00

Female

0.47 [0.41–0.53], p < .001

0.47 [0.41–0.53], p < .001

0.46 [0.41–0.53], p < .001

School environment

Policy institutionalization – district guidelines

0.92 [0.73–1.15], p = .45

-

0.92 [0.73–1.16], p = .49

Policy institutionalization – school nutrition practices

1.16 [0.79–1.67], p = .46

-

1.23 [0.84–1.80], p = .30

Capacity and resources

Nutritional resources

0.85 [0.72–1.02], p = .08

-

0.85 [0.70–1.02], p = .08

Program participation

None (reference)

1.00

-

1.00

1 program

1.03 [0.83–1.28], p = .78

-

1.02 [0.82–1.27], p = .87

2 programs

1.10 [0.83–1.46], p = .49

-

1.14 [0.84–1.54], p = .37

Internal and external support

0.90 [0.73–1.12], p = .35

-

0.88 [0.71–1.11], p = .28

Sugar-sweetened beverages availability

No (reference)

1.00

-

1.00

Yes

1.16 [0.97–1.39], p = .10

-

1.13 [0.94–1.36], p = .20

Food availability index

1.00 [0.96–1.04], p = .99

-

1.00 [0.96–1.04], p = .86

Student consumption

Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption

None (reference)

-

1.00

1.00

1 yesterday

-

1.13 [0.98–1.31], p = .10

1.13 [0.97–1.31], p = .12

2+ yesterday

-

1.12 [0.90–1.39], p = .32

1.13 [0.90–1.40], p = .29

Food consumption index

-

1.03 [1.00–1.06], p = .02

1.03 [1.01–1.06], p = .02

  1. OR = Odds Ratio; CI = Confidence Interval.