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Table 3 Changes in adolescents’ percent of energy from total sugars, saturated fats, and sodium after Chile’s LFLA implementation by eating location

From: Changes in children’s and adolescents’ dietary intake after the implementation of Chile’s law of food labeling, advertising and sales in schools: a longitudinal study

 

Adjusted models

Adolescents (n = 294)

Unadjusted models

Adolescents (n = 294)

Year

Baseline

(95% CI)

Year 1 of Policy

Absolute

difference

(95% CI)

Year 2 of Policy

Absolute

difference

(95% CI)

Baseline

(95% CI)

Year 1 of Policy

Absolute

difference

(95% CI)

Year 2 of Policy

Absolute

difference

(95% CI)

School

      

Total sugars (%)

19.5

(17.3, 21.6)

-2.7

(-5.5, 0.1)

-5.3*

(-8.4, -2.2)

19.5

(17.3, 21.6)

-2.9*

(-5.7, -0.1)

-5.3*

(-8.2, -2.4)

Saturated fats (%)

7.6

(6.8, 8.4)

-0.1

(-1.2, 1.0)

-1.5*

(-2.7, -0.3)

7.6

(6.8, 8.4)

-0.2

(-1.4, 0.9)

-1.6*

(-2.7, -0.5)

Sodium (mg/100 kcal)

70.2

(62.6, 77.7)

2.6

(-8.4, 13.6)

-8.8

(-20.7, 3.1)

70.2

(62.6, 77.7)

-0.3

(-10.5, 9.9)

-10.7*

(-21.7, 0.2)

Home

      

Total sugars (%)

20.6

(19.3, 21.8)

-0.5

(-2.3, 1.3)

-0.4

(-2.4, 1.6)

20.6

(19.3, 21.8)

0.1

(-1.7, 1.9)

0.5

(-1.4, 2.4)

Saturated fats (%)

9.1

(8.6, 9.6)

0.1

(-0.5, 0.8)

-0.5

(-1.2, 0.1)

9.1

(8.6, 9.6)

0.1

(-0.6, 0.8)

-0.6

(-1.3, 0.0)

Sodium (mg/100 kcal)

143.7

(136.3, 151.1)

-4.7

(-15.4, 5.9)

-3.3

(-14.9, 8.3)

143.7

(136.3, 151.1)

-6.3

(-16.5, 4.0)

-2.7

(-13.9, 8.5)

Other

      

Total sugars (%)

9.5

(7.3, 11.8)

4.2*

(0.9, 7.6)

2.5

(-0.8, 5.8)

9.5

(7.3, 11.8)

4.7*

(1.3, 8.1)

2.4

(-0.7, 5.4)

Saturated fats (%)

2.8

(2.2, 3.5)

1.2*

(0.3, 2.1)

1.1*

(0.1, 2.1)

2.8

(2.2 ,3.5)

1.2*

(0.3, 2.1)

0.9*

(0.0, 1.9)

Sodium (mg/100 kcal)

31.2

(24.1, 38.4)

20.7*

(9.8, 31.6)

20.2*

(7.9, 32.4)

31.2

(24.1, 38.4)

20.1*

(9.8 ,30.5)

17.8*

(6.5, 29.1)

Overall

      

Total sugars (%)

21.6

(20.7, 22.7)

0.1

(-1.2, 1.3)

0.4

(-1.0, 1.8)

21.6

(20.7, 22.7)

0.5

(-0.8, 1.7)

0.8

(-0.5, 2.2)

Saturated fats (%)

9.7

(9.4 ,10.1)

0.2

(-0.3, 0.7)

-0.2

(-0.7, 0.3)

9.7

(9.4, 10.1)

0.1

(-0.4, 0.6)

-0.3

(-0.8, 0.2)

Sodium (mg/100 kcal)

131.3

(126.0, 136.5)

1.8

(-5.4, 9.1)

8.4*

(0.5, 16.3)

131.3

(126.0, 136.5)

1.8

(-5.5, 9.1)

8.1*

(0.5, 15.6)

  1. Note: Absolute difference is the difference between each year’s mean consumption of nutrients of concern after policy compared to baseline. Estimates were derived from fixed-effects models comparing nutrient’s consumption in each year (2017 and 2018) to consumption at baseline (2016). Covariates in adjusted models include maternal education level, child’s BMI z-score and weekday. Data are from the Growth and Obesity Cohort Study (GOCS). For total sugars and saturated fats, we calculated the percentage of energy that each of these nutrients contributed to the total daily calorie consumption at each eating location (home, school and other). For sodium, we estimated the intake of sodium (mg) per 100 calories. Consumption includes weekends. *p < 0.005
  2. For school, home, and other locations analyses, we additionally controlled for other consumption locations (e.g., if outcome was sugars at school, we controlled for sugars at home and sugars at other locations). Weekday not included in school models because most of the school consumption is on weekdays (only four 24-hour dietary recalls from participants with all surveys were from weekends)