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Table 1 Percentage of pupils (with access) who report ever purchasing food or drinks out of school at lunchtime

From: Food and drink purchasing habits out of school at lunchtime: a national survey of secondary school pupils in Scotland

 

n

%

p-value

All*

608

63.0

 

Sex

  

0.077

boys

304

66.1

 

girls

304

59.1

 

Deprivation (SIMD)

  

0.015

1 (most deprived)

104

76.0

 

2

122

64.0

 

3

139

60.5

 

4

113

63.0

 

5 (least deprived)

130

52.6

 

BMI groups**

  

0.106

not overweight or obese

392

62.5

 

overweight, not obese

89

70.0

 

obese

103

55.3

 

School year

  

0.002

1 (11-12 yrs)

148

63.2

 

2 (12-13 yrs)

145

71.5

 

3 (13-14 yrs)

99

70.5

 

4 (14-15 yrs)

103

52.8

 

5 & 6 (15-16 yrs)

113

49.2

 
  1. *sample of 608 excludes 4 pupils who reported that they did not have access to places selling food or drinks out of school at lunchtime. **BMI groupings: not overweight or obese <85th percentile, overweight, not obese ≥85th to <95th percentile, obese ≥95th percentile
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International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

ISSN: 1479-5868

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