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. 2018 Mar 27;21(11):2117–2127. doi: 10.1017/S1368980018000629

Table 3.

Linear regression showing changes in Nutrient Profile Index (NPI) scores and total energy from 2010 to 2013 for foods and beverages marketed on menu boards and signs at Burger King (100 locations in the USA)

NPI scores Total energy (kcal)
Unadjusted Unadjusted
N 2010 2013 Adjusted N , 2010 2013 Adjusted
2010 2013 Mean se Mean se Mean difference se 2010 2013 Mean se Mean se Mean difference se
General menu boards
Total§ 1963 2085 53·8 0·3 55·6* 0·3 1·8*, 0·2 1963 2150 512·9 6·7 435·3* 5·1 −68·4*, 6·4
Foods 1579 1679 50·1 0·3 52·6* 0·3 1579 1679 606·3 6·3 504·9* 4·9
Beverages 384 406 69·3 0·1 67·8* 0·2 384 471 128·9 6·4 187·5* 7·3
Kids’ section of menu boards
Total§ 366 195 66·2 0·6 67·2 0·8 6·2*, 1·2 366 195 202·9 8·2 217·9 12·7 −44·1* 12·4
Foods 157 173 59·2 1·0 66·3* 0·9 157 173 278·9 15·4 230·5 14·0
Beverages 209 22 71·6 0·2 73·6* 0·5 209 22 145·9 6·0 119·1 5·9
Any signs
Total§ 1163 1198 51·9 0·4 52·1 0·4 1·3*, 0·5 1163 1218 453·1 7·7 400·9* 7·0 −65·6*, 7·8
Foods 952 1045 48·1 0·4 49·8* 0·5 952 1045 526·4 7·3 439·1* 7·3
Beverages 211 153 69·2 0·1 67·9* 0·3 211 173 122·3 7·3 169·9* 12·8

NPI is an overall nutritional quality score based on energy, sodium, saturated fat, sugar, protein and fibre( 26 ); scores range from 0 (poorest nutritional quality) to 100 (highest nutritional quality).

To convert energy to kJ, multiply kcal values by 4·184.

*

Indicates significant differences between 2010 and 2013 at P<0·05.

N represents the total number of times that items in each category were marketed across all stores in the given chain.

N for total energy is not always the same as N for NPI scores for the same year due to missing serving size information for some of the items, which is required to calculate NPI scores.

§

Adjusted effects are adjusted for food or beverage.

Indicates that the interaction term between time and food or beverage was significant in adjusted models. Stratified regressions for foods and beverages were run only if the interaction term was significant.

Indicates that stratified analyses were not run due to insignificant interaction term.