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. 2008 Aug;98(8):1457–1459. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2008.135020

TABLE 1—

Sample Distribution, Mean Calories, and Percentage of Purchases With 1000 or More and 1250 or More Calories, by Fast-Food Chain Type and for Subway: New York City, 2007

Calories Purchased
Sites, No. Valid Receipts, No. Calories, Mean (SE) ≥ 1000 Calories, % ≥ 1250 Calories, %
Chain typea
    Burgers 75 3857 856.8 (10.8) 38.6 16.5
    Chicken 14 649 931.3 (20.7) 47.5 18.0
    Pizza 17 272 765.8 (115.0) 20.6 15.1
    Sandwiches 49 1989 733.6 (16.2) 20.0 8.8
    Tex-Mex 3 96 899.7 (60.1) 41.7 17.7
    Colocated chainsb 9 455 860.9 (24.0) 35.6 16.9
    Total 167 7318 827.4 (10.7) 33.5 14.5
Subway patrons only
    All patrons 47 1830 749.2 (13.9) 21.3 9.4
    Customer did not see postingc . . . 1237 765.5** (16.6) 23.0 10.3*
    Customer saw postingc . . . 568 713.8** (15.5) 17.4 7.4*
    Posting had effect on purchasec . . . 200 646.9*** (19.4) 12.0* 4.0*
    Posting had no effect on purchasec . . . 341 745.8*** (17.0) 20.2* 9.1*

aChain type definitions: Burger = Burger King, McDonald’s, Wendy’s; Chicken = Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC), Popeye’s; Pizza = Domino’s, Papa John’s, Pizza Hut; Sandwiches = Au Bon Pain, Subway; Tex-Mex = Taco Bell; Colocated = KFC/Taco Bell, Pizza Hut/Taco Bell, KFC/Pizza Hut, Burger King/Popeye’s.

bColocated chains refer to store locations with 2 or more chains sharing a retail space; receipts from these locations could include items from either or both chains.

cSelf-reported.

*P < .05; **P < .01; ***P < .001.