Table 1.
General characteristics of preschools participating in nutritional education (n = 478).
| Variable | Public (n = 355) |
Non-Public (n = 123) |
Total (n = 478) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of children: | |||
| Mean ± SD | 123 ± 56 * | 77 ± 63 | 112 ± 58 |
| Median/Min/Max | 123/9/411 | 55/10/415 | 110/9/420 |
| Financial rate per child/day/PLN 1: | |||
| Mean ± SD | 5.8 ± 1.4 * | 8.2 ± 2.1 | 6.4 ± 1.9 |
| Median/Min/Max | 5.5/3.0/15.0 | 8.0/4.5/15.0 | 6.0/3.0/15.0 |
| Model of nutrition organization: (number of preschools/%) ** | |||
| Kitchen | 337/95% | 63/51% | 400/84% |
| Catering (external provider) | 12/3% | 44/36% | 56/12% |
| Internal catering | 4/1% | 6/5% | 10/2% |
| Mixed | 2/0.5% | 10/8% | 12/3% |
| Size category of preschool: (number of preschools/%) ** | |||
| Large | 102/29% | 15/12% | 117/24% |
| Medium | 205/58% | 34/28% | 239/50% |
| Small | 48/14% | 74/60% | 122/26% |
Notes: 1 1 PLN (Polish zloty) = ~0.24 EUR; * significant differences between public and non-public preschools, U Mann-Whitney test p < 0.05; ** significant differences between public and non-public preschools, chi 2 Pearson test p < 0.05; Percentages may not add up to 100 due to rounding.