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Table 1 Descriptive statistics of data generated for English Middle Super Output Areas (MSOA)

From: The relationship between unhealthy food sales, socio-economic deprivation and childhood weight status: results of a cross-sectional study in England

 

Mean (Standard deviation), or Median; 25th centile - 75th centile

Weight status

 

 % Reception children overweight or obese

23.5 (4.4)

 % Reception children obese

9.4 (2.9)

 % Year 6 children overweight or obese

34.5 (5.9)

 % Year 6 children obese

18.7 (5.0)

Food sales

 

 Biscuits

68520; 39110 - 107710

 Cakes

172280; 99710 - 271980

 Crisps

120580; 72130 - 191150

 Fresh Fruit

937490; 560120 - 1392990

 Fresh Vegetables

733180; 410660 - 1113200

 Frozen Fruit

6840; 3857.5 - 11330

 Frozen Vegetables

80640; 49080 - 130380

 Sweetened drinks

358390; 217540 - 561210

 Pies

305450; 184470 - 467160

Demographic co-variates

 

 Income deprivation affecting children (IDACI)

0.17; 0.10 - 0.30

 % MSOA population aged under 7 years

9.8 (2.0)

 % MSOA population aged 10–14 years

6.6 (1.2)

 % MSOA population of non-white ethnicity

1.4; 0.5 - 5.8

  1. Note- Weight status - average prevalence across 2008/9, 2009/10, 2010/11), Food sales represent units sold 2012/13, demographic details for MSOA are from the 2001 UK Census, and IDACI data were collected in 2010