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Table 1 Descriptive statistics for analytic samples

From: The moderating role of food cue sensitivity in the behavioral response of children to their neighborhood food environment: a cross-sectional study

 

mRFEI analysis

Marketing strategy analyses

(n = 576)

Soft drinks (n = 465)

Vegetables (n = 257)

Age (mean(SD))

9.1 (1.7)

9.1 (1.7)

9.0 (1.6)

Gender (n(%) boys)

284 (49.3%)

217 (46.7%)

109 (42.2%)

Household Income (n(%))

  < 45 K

111 (19.3%)

96 (20.6%)

48 (18.6%)

 45–65 K

114 (19.8%)

94 (20.2%)

45 (17.4%)

  > 65 K

351 (60.9%)

275 (59.1%)

165 (64.0%)

Language survey conducted (n (%) French)

320 (55.6%)

256 (55.1%)

149 (57.7%)

Healthful eating score (mean (SD))

8.6 (3.6)

8.7 (3.6)

8.7 (3.6)

Unhealthful food score (mean (SD))

1.6 (1.2)

1.6 (1.2)

1.6 (1.3)

External eating score (Range: 10–30; mean (SD))

21 (4)

21 (4)

21 (4)

mRFEI (mean (SD))

23.3 (11.7)

22.4 (10.5)

22.4 (10.7)

Soft drinks discount frequency (mean (SD))

 

0.41 (0.19)a

0.50 (0.15) a

Soft drinks display (mean (SD))

 

0.26 (0.22) a

0.38 (0.17) a

Soft drinks regular price per serving (mean (SD))

 

0.37 (0.12) a

0.30 (0.04) a

Soft drinks variety (mean (SD))

 

128.2 (60.3) a

171.8 (44.7) a

Vegetable discount frequency (mean (SD))

  

0.47 (0.13)

Vegetable display (mean (SD))

  

0.05 (0.04)

Vegetable regular price per serving (mean (SD))

  

0.31 (0.08)

Vegetable variety (mean (SD))

  

410.5 (116.7)

  1. mRFEI modified Retail Food Environment Index (proportion of food retailers classified as healthful), SD Standard Deviation
  2. a mean difference statistically significant (p < 0.05)