Table 2.
Distribution of school-going adolescents aged 12–17 years in public and private schools in relation to characteristics of the school food environment. Study of Cardiovascular Risks in Adolescents (ERICA), Brazil, 2013–2014
| Public schools (% students) | Private schools (% students) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| School food environment | % | CI 95 % | % | CI 95 % |
| Offer of meals prepared on the school premises | 97·9 | 94·7, 99·1 | 8·4 | 4·5, 15·0 |
| Sale of foods at school | 46·1 | 39·9, 52·6 | 98·6 | 95·7, 99·5 |
| Sale of food in school vending machines† | 5·3 | 3·1, 8·7 | 8·4 | 5·1, 13·3 |
| Candies | 37·1 | 31·4, 43·2 | 76·1 | 58·4, 87·7 |
| Cookies | 34·5 | 28·8, 40·6 | 75·9 | 58·6, 87·5 |
| Soft drinks | 35·2 | 29·6, 41·3 | 71·5 | 54·9, 83·7 |
| Advertisement of industrialized foods at school‡ | 2·6 | 1·7, 3·9 | 14·2 | 7·5, 25·1 |
| Candies | 1·1 | 0·6, 1·7 | 2·9 | 1·6, 5·3 |
| Cookies | 0·7 | 0·02, 2·4 | 5·3 | 1·2, 2·1 |
| Soft drinks | 1·3 | 0·8, 2·1 | 7·8 | 4·6, 12·9 |
| Sale of food in the school’s immediate vicinity§ | 54·3 | 48·3, 60·3 | 51·6 | 38·2, 64·9 |
| Foods and candies | 29·3 | 24·7, 34·4 | 37·8 | 24·5, 53·3 |
| Beverages | 3·8 | 1·9, 7·6 | 0·4 | 0·1, 0·2 |
| Foods and beverages | 21·2 | 17·3, 25·7 | 13·2 | 8·4, 20·1 |
†
Vending machines: candies (sweets, lollipops, chocolates, etc.), cookies (sweet or salty), potato chips, soft drinks and others.
‡
Advertisement of industrialized foods: candies (sweets, lollipops, chocolates, etc.), cookies (sweet or salty) and soft drinks.
§
Immediate vicinity: foods and candies (sweets, chocolates, lollipops, popcorn, etc.); beverages; foods and beverages.