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Table 4 School factors and grade 7-12 students’ beverage/food consumption associated with Body Mass Index (normal versus obese) (N = 8172)

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

 

Model 1 (n = 8018)

Model 2 (n = 7604)

Model 3 (n = 7458)

 

OR [95% CI], p-value

OR [95% CI], p-value

OR [95% CI], p-value

Covariates

School postsecondary education

1.00 [0.83–1.20], p = .98

1.00 [0.81–1.23], p = .98

0.98 [0.80–1.20], p = .84

School setting

Urban (reference)

1.00

1.00

1.00

Suburban

1.53 [1.06–2.23], p = .02

1.67 [1.15–2.44], p = .01

1.52 [1.35–2.23], p = .04

Rural

1.94 [1.40–1.11], p < .001

2.01 [1.39–2.89], p < .001

1.89 [1.03–2.66], p < .001

Age

1.06 [0.99–1.14], p = .09

1.07 [1.00–1.14], p = .06

1.06 [0.99–1.14], p = .10

Sex

Male (reference)

1.00

1.00

1.00

Female

0.47[0.38–0.59], p < .001

0.51[0.40–0.64], p < .001

0.51[0.40–0.64], p < .001

School environment

Policy institutionalization – district guidelines

0.87 [0.62–1.23], p = .44

-

0.85 [0.59–1.21], p = .36

Policy institutionalization – school nutrition practices

1.23 [0.66–2.29], p = .50

-

1.15 [0.59–2.23], p = .67

Capacity and resources

Nutritional resources

1.03 [0.77–1.36], p = .85

-

0.97 [0.73–1.31], p = .89

Program participation

None (reference)

1.00

-

1.00

1 program

1.22 [0.88–1.68], p = .23

-

1.20 [0.86–1.67], p = .27

2 programs

0.89 [0.52–1.52], p = .65

-

0.99 [0.57–1.72], p = .96

Internal and external support

0.78 [0.56–1.07], p = .13

-

0.74 [0.53–1.04], p = .08

Sugar-sweetened beverages availability

No (reference)

1.00

-

1.00

Yes

1.58 [1.20–2.10], p = .001

-

1.50 [1.12–2.01], p = .01

Food availability index

1.03 [0.97–1.09], p = .32

-

1.03 [0.97–1.11], p = .29

Student consumption

Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption

None (reference)

-

1.00

1.00

1 yesterday

-

1.26 [0.98–1.62], p = .07

1.19 [0.92–1.54], p = .18

2+ yesterday

-

1.69 [1.20–2.36], p = .003

1.66 [1.19–2.34], p = .003

Food consumption index

-

1.04 [0.99–1.08], p = .15

1.03 [0.98–1.08], p = .27

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