TABLE 3—
Change in the Percentage of Prepackaged Snack Facings With Greater Than 200 Milligrams of Sodium per Serving: Boston, MA, Fall 2013–Summer 2014 Through Summer 2015
| Organization and Access Point Type | Baseline (SE) | Follow-Up (SE) | Change (SE) | 95% CI | P |
| All organizations (n = 21) | 29.0 (2.0) | 21.5 (1.9) | −7.5 (2.5) | −12.4, −2.6 | .003 |
| Hospital cafeterias and kiosks (n = 7)a | 30.7 (2.5) | 20.9 (2.4) | −9.8 (3.3) | −16.3, −3.3 | .003 |
| All vending machines (n = 21)b | 25.0 (2.1) | 23.4 (2.2) | −1.5 (2.5) | −6.5, 3.4 | .54 |
| Hospital vending (n = 7) | 24.8 (3.1) | 27.4 (3.1) | 2.6 (3.1) | −3.7, 8.9 | .41 |
| YMCA vending (n = 8) | 27.2 (2.9) | 11.5 (3.6) | −15.8 (5.0) | −27.7, −3.9 | .017 |
| Community health center vending (n = 4) | 25.2 (3.2) | 19.0 (2.9) | −6.2 (4.1) | −17.5, 5.1 | .20 |
| Homeless organization vending (n = 2) | 40.0 (5.0) | 26.6 (5.0) | −13.4 (4.2) | −67.0, 40.2 | .19 |
Note. CI = confidence interval. Estimates account for clustering of access points within organizations.
Cafeterias and kiosks were only located in the 7 hospitals; no other sectors had cafeterias or kiosks.
Includes vending machines across all organizations including hospitals, community health centers, YMCAs, and homeless organizations.