Table 3.
Adjusted odds ratios of district-level policies and student characteristics on daily regular soda consumption among high school students—12 large urban school districts, 2013
| Characteristic | AOR (95% CI)a |
|---|---|
| Nutrition education | |
| Yes | 1.11 (.93–1.33) |
| No | Referent |
| Closed campus | |
| Yes | 1.23 (1.02–1.48) |
| No | Referent |
| Offer healthful alternatives | |
| Recommend/require | .76 (.63–.91) |
| Neither | Referent |
| Restrict promotional products | |
| Recommend/require | .84 (.71–1.00) |
| Neither | Referent |
| Restrict sale of beverages | |
| Recommend/require | .72 (.56–.93) |
| Neither | Referent |
| Percent of students eligible to receive free and reduced-price lunch | |
| 1st tertile | Referent |
| 2nd tertile | 1.14 (.94–1.40) |
| 3rd tertile | .85 (.72–1.00) |
| Sex | |
| Female | Referent |
| Male | 1.25 (1.16–1.35) |
| Grade | |
| 9 | Referent |
| 10 | .88 (.77–1.00) |
| 11 | .87 (.74–1.02) |
| 12 | .85 (.74–.98) |
| Race/ethnicity | |
| White, non-Hispanic | Referent |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 1.46 (1.23–1.72) |
| Hispanic | 1.31 (1.13–1.53) |
| Asian, non-Hispanic | .67 (.52–.88) |
| Other, non-Hispanic | 1.31 (.99–1.72) |
| Weight status | |
| Underweight | 1.26 (1.00–1.58) |
| Normal weight | Referent |
| Overweight | .98 (.85–1.12) |
| Obese | 1.04 (.93–1.17) |
| Participate in at least 60 minutes of physical activity per day | |
| Yes | 1.06 (.94–1.19) |
| No | Referent |
| Watch 3 or more hours of TV per day | |
| Yes | 1.89 (1.70–2.09) |
| No | Referent |
| Use computers 3 or more hours per day | |
| Yes | 1.43 (1.29–1.59) |
| No | Referent |
| Observations | 23,196 |
AOR = adjusted odds ratio; CI = confidence interval.
a
The logistic regression model included all five policy variables, district-level participation in free and reduced-price lunch, and student-level characteristics.