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. 2016 Nov 3;5:13–20. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2016.10.015

Table 2.

Consumer nutrition environment characteristics of Health Academy Programme centres, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, 2013.

Region HAP FV intake (g) Fruit
Vegetable
FV section near to entrance % (n) FV Advertising % (n) HFSI
Variety Average price ($)a Quality (%) Variety Average price ($)a Quality (%)
1 A 353.3 ± 208.2 15.8 ± 6.8 0.76 ± 0.11 97.5 ± 7.9 10.4 ± 3.3 1.00 ± 0.30 90.8 ± 21.7 70.0 (7) 20.0 (2) 10 (5–15)
B 400.2 ± 213.9 18.8 ± 5.4 0.73 ± 0.09 100.0 ± 0.0 12.2 ± 3.1 1.20 ± 0.29 97.5 ± 7.9 80.0 (8) 30.0 (3) 13 (6–15)
2 A 410.5 ± 185.7 19.1 ± 10.2 0.99 ± 0.32 98.3 ± 8.4 13.3 ± 7.6 1.03 ± 0.47 96.7 ± 11.9 89.6 (43) 20.8 (10) 11 (6–16)
B 387.0 ± 188. 16.7 ± 6.4 0.94 ± 0.24 91.7 ± 19.5 11.9 ± 3.8 1.04 ± 0.24 94.4 ± 19.3 75.0 (9) 16.7 (2) 11 (5–14)
3 A 333.2 ± 162.6 14.9 ± 6.0 0.88 ± 0.18 84.1 ± 22.1 11.1 ± 3.2 1.36 ± 0.23 78.3 ± 22.6 75.8 (25) 18.2 (6) 11 (6–16)
B 373.9 ± 181.9 15.3 ± 6.0 0.88 ± 0.18 83.3 ± 24.4 11.3 ± 3.3 1.38 ± 0.23 75.3 ± 26.1 77.4 (24) 19.4 (6) 11 (6–16)
4 A 358.8 ± 143.1 14.1 ± 5.0 0.70 ± 0.15 84.8 ± 15.9 10.8 ± 2.6 0.94 ± 0.20 77.4 ± 21.6 64.7 (11) 23.5 (4) 9 (6–15)
B 311.2 ± 159.9 11.8 ± 6.5 0.77 ± 0.20 83.8 ± 19.4 9.9 ± 3.0 1.02 ± 0.21 80.7 ± 19.7 68.8 (11) 25.0 (4) 9 (6–14)
5 A 373.3 ± 168.6 17.6 ± 5.4 0.78 ± 0.09 88.0 ± 20.5 12.0 ± 4.5 0.99 ± 0.32 85.6 ± 20.0 83.3 (15) 16.7 (3) 11 (6–15)
B 381.7 ± 227.2 13.7 ± 5.9 0.79 ± 0.09 79.2 ± 26.1 10.1 ± 4.1 1.12 ± 0.30 81.7 ± 12.9 80.0 (8) 20.0 (2) 11.5 (6–14)
6 A 376.1 ± 175.5 12.7 ± 4.3 0.79 ± 0.12 90.1 ± 17.8 9.2 ± 2.6 0.96 ± 0.36 84.1 ± 20.2 36.4 (4) 9.1 (1) 8 (5–13)
B 349.3 ± 164.5 11.8 ± 3.7 0.77 ± 0.12 88.0 ± 19.2 8.6 ± 2.5 1.04 ± 0.34 88.9 ± 18.2 44.4 (4) 0.0 (0) 6 (5–13)
7 A 402.4 ± 185.6 17.8 ± 4.0 0.84 ± 0.20 89.7 ± 25.1 12.9 ± 2.2 1.08 ± 0.26 83.8 ± 27.9 94.1 (16) 23.5 (4) 13 (7–15)
B 332.3 ± 177.6 16.4 ± 5.2 0.92 ± 0.21 92.8 ± 14.4 12.3 ± 3.2 1.12 ± 0.33 94.3 ± 10.7 77.3 (17) 18.2 (4) 10 (5–10)
8 A 360.5 ± 166.3 14.1 ± 4.9 0.73 ± 0.10 81.7 ± 17.5 12.3 ± 4.2 1.33 ± 0.41 80.0 ± 15.8 100.0 (10) 40.0 (4) 12 (6–15)
B 373.0 ± 195.3 14.1 ± 6.7 0.92 ± 0.26 85.0 ± 23.6 11.2 ± 4.2 1.29 ± 0.40 72.2 ± 23.7 73.3 (11) 33.3 (5) 10 (6–14)
9 A 384.6 ± 156.0 17.4 ± 5.8 0.74 ± 0.21 99.2 ± 4.5 12.0 ± 3.9 1.17 ± 0.35 91.9 ± 20.8 80.6 (25) 29.0 (9) 12 (5–16)
B 370.9 ± 179.2 15.4 ± 5.2 0.69 ± 0.15 94.8 ± 11.3 11.3 ± 3.6 1.06 ± 0.40 89.1 ± 20.3 87.5 (14) 31.3 (5) 11 (6–16)
Total 18 369.5 ± 180.5 15.9 ± 6.7 0.84 ± 0.22 90.2 ± 18.4 11.6 ± 4.4 1.14 ± 0.35 85.7 ± 21.0 78.0 (262) 22.0 (74) 11.0 (8–14)

Notes: Symmetric variables are described as mean ± standard deviation and asymmetric variables are represented as median (P25–P75). For ethical reasons, HAP A and HAP B are fictitious names given to the two centres of each region of the city. FV — fruit and vegetables. Pricea — Brazilian Real to Dollar ($): 2.25, average exchange rate during the data collection period.