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. 2008 Jan;98(1):111–117. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2007.111765

TABLE 2—

Yearly Daily Lunch Servings per Student for School Years 2001–2002 (Year 1), 2002–2003 (Year 2), and 2005–2006 (Year 3) in 3 Schools in Texas

Significant Pairwise Comparison for Food Source
Servings Mean (SD) From NSLP, % From Snack Bar, % From Vending Machines, % Brought From Home, % Year 1 vs 3 Year 2 vs 3
Fruit or juice
    Year 1 0.32 (0.25) 87 6 0 6
    Year 2 0.36 (0.30) 85 6 1 8
    Year 3 0.45 (0.06) 94 2 0 5
Vegetablesa,b NSLP, snack bar Home
    Year 1 0.29 (0.12)x 83 16 0 1
    Year 2 0.20 (0.08)x 94 4 0 2
    Year 3 0.89 (0.22)y 99 1 0 1
High-fat vegetablesb Snack bar
    Year 1 0.05 (0.10) 76 24 0 0
    Year 2 0.15 (0.19) 89 9 0 2
    Year 3 0.10 (0.09) 84 1 0 6
Milk,a,b oz NSLP, snack bar
    Year 1 2.44 (1.41)x 88 9 0 3
    Year 2 4.40 (1.92)x 92 6 0 2
    Year 3 6.54 (0.26)y 99 1 0 0
Sweet beverages,a,b oz Snack bar, vending machines Snack bar, vending machines, home
    Year 1 5.43 (3.13)y 9 13 72 6
    Year 2 3.54 (1.68) 4 6 78 12
    Year 3 1.49 (0.20)x 2 61 19 18
Soft drinks,a,b oz NSLP, vending machines, home NSLP, vending machines, home
    Year 1 4.76 (3.05)y 5 8 80 4
    Year 2 2.65 (1.26)y 3 2 86 9
    Year 3 0.11 (0.11)x 0 9 11 66
Candyb Snack bar, vending machines Snack bar, vending machines, home
    Year 1 0.09 (0.06) 20 24 39 16
    Year 2 0.06 (0.05) 13 3 56 27
    Year 3 0.04 (0.01) 3 52 5 40
Dessert foodsb,c NSLP, snack bar, vending machines, home Snack bar, vending machines
    Year 1 0.11 (0.10)y 24 7 22 47
    Year 2 0.09 (0.09) 40 9 13 38
    Year 3 0.04 (0.02)x 15 20 0 64
Snack chipsa,b NSLP, snack bar, vending machines, home Snack bar, vending machines, home
    Year 1 0.21 (0.13)y 10 41 31 18
    Year 2 0.20(0.11)y 12 20 47 21
    Year 3 0.04 (0.02)x 4 1 6 90

Note. NSLP = National School Lunch Program. Percentage of nutrient consumed from each meal was aggregated weekly (n1 = 24, n2 = 28, n3 = 21). Significant (P < .025) pairwise comparison notation among mean servings: mean (y) > mean (x).

a Significant global effect for year for consumption.

bSignificant global effect for percentage for at least 1 meal source.

cSignificant (P > .005) after adjustment for total kilojoules.