Table 1.
Characteristics of schools (N = 174) and grade 7-12 students (N = 11,385), British Columbia, Canada
| |
|
% or mean (SD) [range] |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Student characteristics | |||
| Age (N = 11375) |
|
14.9 (1.8) [12.0 – 19.0] |
|
| Sex (N = 11368) |
Male |
48.1% |
|
| Female |
51.9% |
||
| Body Mass Index (BMI) (N = 9363) |
Underweight |
4.9% |
|
| Normal weight |
78.4% |
||
| Overweight |
12.7% |
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| Obesity |
3.9% |
||
|
Student behavior | |||
| Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption (N = 10879) |
No |
57.7% |
|
| 1 yesterday |
31.9% |
||
| 2+ yesterday |
10.4% |
||
| Food consumption index (N = 10735) |
|
5.7 (2.4) [1.0 – 9.0] |
|
|
School socio-demographic characteristics | |||
| Postsecondary education (N =171) |
32.0% (8.0) [14.61 – 56.86] |
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| School setting (N = 174 ) |
Urban |
62.1% |
|
| Suburban |
16.1% |
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| Rural |
21.8% |
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| Median family income (N = 171) |
|
$69,006 ($24,216) [0 – $161,725] |
|
|
School environment | |||
| Policy institutionalization – District guidelines (N = 152 ) |
2.1 (0.4) [1.0 – 3.0] |
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| Policy institutionalization – school nutrition practices (N = 130 ) |
0.4 (0.2) [0.0 – 1.0] |
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| Capacity & resources |
Nutritional resources (N = 151) |
1.9 (0.5) [1.0 – 3.0] |
|
| Program participation (N = 144) |
None |
55.6% |
|
| 1 program |
28.5% |
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| 2 programs |
16.0% |
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| Internal and external support (N = 148) |
|
2.7 (0.4) [1.7 – 3.7] |
|
| Sugar-sweetened beverages availability (N = 174) |
No |
56.9% |
|
| Yes |
43.1% |
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| Food availability index (N = 174) | 4.7 (2.1) [1.0 – 9.0] | ||