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Table 6 Healthfulness of foods/beverages advertised in May 2013 and May 2016 when child viewership reached at least 35% according to PAHO criteria and the UK Nutrient Profile Model

From: The effectiveness of the food and beverage industry’s self-established uniform nutrition criteria at improving the healthfulness of food advertising viewed by Canadian children on television

 

CAI companiesa

Non-CAI companiesb

Total

 

2013

2016

  

2013

2016

  

2013

2016

  
 

n (%)

n (%)

χ2 (df)

ORc

n (%)

n (%)

χ2 (df)

ORc

n (%)

n (%)

χ2 (df)

ORc

Excessive in total fat

61 (50.8)

98 (52.7)

0.10(1)

1.08

59 (48.8)

97 (69.3)

11.4(1)*

2.37

120 (49.8)

195 (59.8)

5.64(1)*

1.50

Excessive in saturated fat

65(54.2)

96 (51.6)

0.19(1)

0.90

58 (47.9)

68 (48.6)

0.01(1)

1.03

123 (51.0)

164 (50.3)

0.03(1)

0.97

Excessive in trans fat

12 (10.0)

45 (24.2)

9.69(1)*

2.87

36 (29.8)

50 (35.7)

1.04(1)

1.31

48 (19.9)

95 (29.1)

6.25(1)*

1.65

Excessive in sodium

53 (44.2)

109 (58.6)

6.10(1)*

1.79

59 (48.8)

85 (60.7)

3.75(1)

1.62

112 (46.5)

194 (59.5)

9.48(1)*

1.69

Excessive in free sugars

100 (83.3)

156 (83.9)

0.02(1)

1.04

81 (66.9)

67 (47.9)

9.63(1)*

0.45

181 (75.1)

223 (68.4)

3.04(1)

0.72

Excessive in at least one nutrient

119 (99.2)

186 (100)

120 (99.2)

140 (100)

1.16(1)

239 (99.2)

326 (100)

Less healthy as per UK NPM

112 (93.3)

146 (78.5)

12.1(1)*

0.26

97 (80.2)

112 (80.0)

0.00(1)

0.99

209 (86.7)

258 (79.1)

5.48(1)*

0.58

  1. aCompanies participating in the Canadian Children’s Food and Beverage Advertising Initiative (CAI)
  2. bCompanies not participating in the CAI
  3. cOR = Odds ratio; Reference group (1): 2013
  4. *ρ-value < 0.05