Table 1 Characteristics of grade 5 students attending APPLE Schools and other schools in Alberta in 2008 and 2010
| Â | APPLE Schools | Provinciala | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent Variable | 2008 | 2010 | P b | 2008 | 2010 | P b |
Gender | Â | Â | 0.10 | Â | Â | 0.42 |
Girls | 50.7 | 56.8 | Â | 51.5 | 50.5 | Â |
Boys | 49.3 | 43.2 | Â | 48.5 | 49.5 | Â |
Parental Education | Â | Â | 0.14 | Â | Â | 0.23 |
Secondary or less | 30.5 | 24.1 | Â | 27.2 | 25.3 | Â |
College | 41.1 | 42.8 | Â | 39.7 | 39.4 | Â |
University or above | 28.5 | 33.2 | Â | 33.1 | 35.3 | Â |
Household Income | Â | Â | 0.62 | Â | Â | 0.41 |
Less than $50,000 | 34.5 | 31.0 | Â | 24.3 | 24.4 | Â |
$50,001 - $100,000 | 37.4 | 41.6 | Â | 39.8 | 37.9 | Â |
>$100,000 | 28.1 | 27.4 | Â | 35.9 | 37.7 | Â |
Geographic Residency | Â | Â | 0.53 | Â | Â | 0.91 |
Metropolitan | 65.1 | 62.9 | Â | 46.8 | 46.6 | Â |
City | 0.0 | 0.0 | Â | 15.2 | 14.9 | Â |
Rural-town | 34.9 | 37.1 | Â | 38.0 | 38.5 | Â |
Mean servings of fruits & vegetables per day | 4.60 | 5.08 | 0.02 | 4.88 | 4.73 | 0.09 |
Mean dietary energy intake (kcal) per day | 2094 | 1844 | < 0.01 | 1924 | 1897 | 0.31 |
Mean DQI score | 63.2 | 62.3 | 0.30 | 62.8 | 62.5 | 0.23 |
Mean PAQ-C score | 3.01 | 3.16 | < 0.01 | 3.19 | 3.17 | 0.41 |
Obese (%) | 12.5 | 10.7 | 0.45 | 6.9 | 8.8 | 0.01 |