Table 1.
Characteristics of participating NSWa schools (N=9) and students (N=1331) at baseline.
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| School and canteen characteristics (intervention: n=4 schools; control: n=5 schools) | ||||
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School sector, n (%) | |||
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Government | 1 (25) | 2 (40) |
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Nongovernmentb | 3 (75) | 3 (60) |
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School type, n (%) | |||
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Combined school (students aged 5-19 years) | 3 (75) | 2 (40) |
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High school (students aged 12-19 years) | 1 (25) | 3 (60) |
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Number of enrollmentsc, mean (SD) | 496 (226) | 800 (318) | |
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Socioeconomic status of schoold, n (%) | |||
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Least advantaged | 1 (25) | 2 (40) |
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Most advantaged | 3 (75) | 3 (60) |
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Canteen days of operatione, n (%) | |||
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Five days a week | 4 (100) | 5 (100) |
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Canteen menu characteristicsf, n (%) | |||
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In total, ≥75% “Everyday” items on menu | 2 (50) | 2 (40) |
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No “Should not be sold” items on menu | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
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Number of weekly online lunch orders per schoole, mean (SD) | 141 (62) | 135 (77) | |
| User characteristicse (intervention: n=656 participants; control: n=675 participants) | ||||
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Grade of student at baseline, n (%) | |||
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Grade 7-9 | 503 (77) | 541 (80) |
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Grade 10-11 | 153 (23) | 134 (20) |
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Frequency of use, n (%) | |||
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High users (≥1 order per week on average) | 166 (25) | 219 (32) |
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Low users (<1 order per week on average) | 490 (75) | 456 (68) |
aNSW: New South Wales.
bNongovernment schools were Catholic and independent schools.
cBased on publicly available school statistics (MySchool 2020) or verbally from schools (combined schools only).
dSocio-Economic Indexes for Australia 2016, based on the postcode of the school locality and dichotomized at the NSW median.
eBased on Flexischools purchasing data.
fAs classified by a dietitian according to the New South Wales Healthy School Canteen Strategy.