Table 2.
Numbers of varieties of fruits and vegetables and energy-dense snack foods and drinks in supermarkets (n 35) located in the most and least socio-economically disadvantaged areas in Melbourne, Australia, September–November 2010 and January–February 2011
| Unadjusted | Adjusted for store size | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area-level socio-economic disadvantage | Area-level socio-economic disadvantage | |||||||
| Most | Least | |||||||
| Item | Most | Least | P | Mean | se | Mean | se | P |
| Fruits and vegetables | 132·8 | 145·1 | 0·13 | 129·2 | 5·3 | 148·7 | 5·3 | 0·018 |
| Soft drinks | ||||||||
| Regular only | 63·9 | 57·5 | 0·19 | 61·9 | 3·3 | 59·5 | 3·4 | 0·62 |
| Diet only | 22·9 | 19·6 | 0·24 | 20·9 | 1·6 | 21·7 | 1·6 | 0·72 |
| Crisps | ||||||||
| All | 82·3 | 74·9 | 0·17 | 78·4 | 3·0 | 79·0 | 3·1 | 0·90 |
| Chocolate and confectionery | ||||||||
| Chocolate bars | 58·0 | 62·5 | 0·21 | 56·1 | 2·3 | 64·5 | 2·3 | 0·020 |
| Chocolate blocks | 71·6 | 67·5 | 0·40 | 69·1 | 3·2 | 70·1 | 3·3 | 0·83 |
| Chocolate hanging bags | 60·3 | 57·6 | 0·49 | 58·2 | 2·5 | 59·8 | 2·5 | 0·67 |
| Box/gift chocolate | 44·7 | 41·8 | 0·35 | 42·8 | 1·9 | 43·7 | 2·0 | 0·74 |
| Confectionery hanging bags | 112·6 | 100·4 | 0·12 | 106·3 | 3·9 | 107·0 | 4·0 | 0·91 |
| Children's toys in confectionery aisle | 8·3 | 5·2 | 0·21 | 8·5 | 1·8 | 4·9 | 1·8 | 0·18 |