Table 2.
Descriptive statistics (median, mean and standard deviation (M ± SD) of the food retail index and of food intake variables stratified by weight status, household income and educational status
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|
Simple retail indexa |
Kcal / day |
Fat (g)/day |
Carb. (g)/day |
Junk foodb |
Simple sugar foodsb |
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| Class | N | Median | M ±SD | Median | M ±SD | Median | M ±SD | Median | M ±SD | Median | M ±SD | Median | M ±SD |
| All |
384 |
1.4 |
1.7 ±0.9 |
1,621 |
1,647 ±555 |
55.7 |
60.6 ±30.6 |
211 |
216.0 ±80.2 |
12 |
14.7 ±12.0 |
29 |
31.5 ±21.2 |
| Weight statusc |
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| Normal weight |
316 |
1.1 |
1.7 ±0.9 |
1,637 |
1,675 ±557 |
56.9 |
62.0 ±31.4 |
214 |
220.0 ±80.9 |
12 |
14.5 ±11.7 |
30 |
31.4 ±20.6 |
| Overweight/Obese |
68 |
1.9 |
1.8 ±0.9 |
1,522 |
1,513 ±528 |
49.0 |
54.4 ±26.2 |
183 |
194.0 ±74.1 |
12 |
15.2 ±13.2 |
28 |
32.0 ±24.1 |
| Household incomed |
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| Low income |
131 |
1.7 |
1.7 ±0.8 |
1,631 |
1,658 ±626 |
55.6 |
62.5 ±33.9 |
203 |
210.0 ±85.3 |
14 |
16.5 ±13.7 |
32 |
33.5 ±26.8 |
| High income |
253 |
1.1 |
1.7 ±0.9 |
1,621 |
1,641 ±515 |
55.2 |
59.7 ±28.8 |
211 |
219 ±77.5 |
12 |
13.7 ±10.8 |
28 |
30.5 ±17.5 |
| Educational statuse |
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| Low ISCED |
134 |
1.7 |
1.8 ±0.9 |
1,636 |
1,637 ±612 |
56.7 |
60.6 ±30.9 |
215 |
219 ±77.9 |
14 |
17.7 ±15.2 |
32 |
33.0 ±25.3 |
| High ISCED | 250 | 1.1 | 1.6 ±0.9 | 1,621 | 1,652 ±522 | 54.7 | 60.7 ±30.6 | 200 | 210.0 ±84.4 | 11.5 | 13.0 ±9.4 | 28 | 30.7 ±18.7 |
a:Number of stores and restaurants per 1000 residents.
b:Frequencies per week.
c:According to Cole et al. [33].
d:Net household income in categories, low: below €2,250.
e:Max. ISCED level of the parents, low: level 1 and 2 relates to lower secondary education and less.