Table 2.
Individual Policy items | Location | Minority Enrollment | Free/Reduced-Price Meal Enrollment | ||||||
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Urban | Suburban | Town/ Rural |
Low (<5%) | Medium (5% to <50%) |
High (≥50%) |
Low (<20%) | Medium (20% to <60%) |
High (≥60%) |
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Fruits and/or vegetables available at school celebrationsc | 1.17 (1.003, 1.36) | 1.24* (1.08, 1.42) | refe | 0.60* (0.49, 0.72) | 0.67* (0.58, 0.78) | ref | 1.32* (1.10, 1.59) | 1.14 (0.98, 1.32) | ref |
No VMSSd availability of foods | 1.09 (0.93, 1.28) | 0.94 (0.81, 1.10) | ref | 0.66* (0.54, 0.81) | 0.64* (0.55, 0.75) | ref | 0.60* (0.49, 0.72) | 0.62* (0.54, 0.73) | ref |
Fruits and/or vegetables are available for purchase from VMSS | 1.48* (1.25, 1.76) | 1.67* (1.43, 1.95) | ref | 0.70* (0.57, 0.88) | 0.78* (0.66, 0.93) | ref | 2.26* (1.83, 2.79) | 1.52* (1.27, 1.82) | ref |
Limited package serving size of items sold in VMSSf | 1.43* (1.19, 1.72) | 1.64* (1.39, 1.93) | ref | 0.79 (0.63, 0.98) | 0.87 (0.72, 1.04) | ref | 0.95 (0.77, 1.18) | 1.03 (0.86, 1.23) | ref |
Odds ratio and (95% confidence intervals), adjusted for other school-level characteristics for each nutrition policy item.
N=2008 School Health Profiles data representing 6,732 schools from 28 states.
Includes responses “almost always or always”.
VMSS=vending machines or school stores.
ref=reference group.
For example: Does this school limit the package or serving size of any individual food and beverage items sold in vending machines or at the school store?
Odds ratios significantly different from the reference group after adjusting for multiple comparisons at the 0.008 level.