Table 3. Association Between Middle School Students’ Consumption of SSBs During School Lunchtime and Purchase of Beverages While Traveling to and From School, San Francisco Bay Area, 2013.
| Characteristic | No. Who Drank SSBsa, N (%) | AORb (95% CI) | P Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purchase beverages while traveling to/from school | |||
| Yes | 88 (29.3) | 3.32 (2.19–5.05) | <.001 |
| No | 34 (11.5) | 1 [Reference] | |
| Age | — | 0.80 (0.57–1.14) | .22 |
| Sex | |||
| Female | 59 (19.2) | 0.79 (0.61–1.02) | .07 |
| Male | 63 (21.7) | 1 [Reference] | |
| Grade | |||
| 6th | 35 (23.0) | 1 [Reference] | |
| 7th | 45 (20.7) | 1.05 (0.69–1.57) | .84 |
| 8th | 42 (18.4) | 1.04 (0.56–1.94) | .91 |
| Race/ethnicityc | |||
| Latino/Hispanic | 74 (21.3) | 1.42 (0.61–3.28) | .41 |
| Black | 29 (22.5) | 1.17 (0.51–2.68) | .72 |
| Asian | 19 (19.0) | 1.35 (0.52–3.47) | .54 |
| White | 17 (18.9) | 1 [Reference] | |
| Other | 5 (31.3) | 1.75 (0.85–3.64) | .13 |
| Language spoken at home | |||
| English | 82 (21.0) | 0.92 (0.56–1.51) | .74 |
| Other | 40 (19.4) | 1 [Reference] | |
| Born in the United States | |||
| Yes | 106 (22.0) | 1.64 (0.86–3.11) | .13 |
| No | 16 (13.8) | 1 [Reference] | |
Abbreviations: AOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.
a
Students were classified as having had an SSB if they consumed any amount of any SSB at lunchtime.
b
Logistic regression analysis adjusted for clustering at the school level.
c
Values show the adjusted likelihood of self-identifying as that race/ethnicity vs not self-identifying as that race/ethnicity.