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. 2017 Dec;107(12):1951–1957. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2017.304070

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.

a

Cafeterias and kiosks were only located in the 7 hospitals; no other sectors had cafeterias or kiosks.

b

Includes vending machines across all organizations including hospitals, community health centers, YMCAs, and homeless organizations.