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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Adolesc Health. 2019 Mar 25;65(2):216–223. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2019.01.006

Table 3.

Adjusted Mean Scores for School Food and Physical Activity Environment Indices by Year and Summary Statistics for Linear Trends.

Indices Adjusted means - All schools Linear trend
Food Environment 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 All schools Primary Secondary Difference
NSLPa – Healthy 6.50 6.77 6.84 7.40 7.29 7.33 0.18*** 0.19*** 0.15* NS
NSLPa – Unhealthy 3.47 3.35 3.29 3.31 3.19 3.13 −0.06* −0.05 −0.09^ NS
A La Carte – Healthy 2.56 3.05 3.13 3.27 3.30 3.33 0.15* 0.07 0.30** ^
A La Carte – Unhealthy 2.19 2.68 2.58 2.56 2.72 2.71 0.09^ -0.04 0.33*** **
Vending Machine – Healthy 0.46 0.53 0.49 0.79 0.77 0.87 0.08*** 0.10*** 0.04 NS
Vending Machine – Unhealthy 0.82 0.84 0.74 1.24 1.11 0.70 0.01 0.12** −0.19** ***
Presence of Vending Machines 0.60 0.63 0.62 0.88 0.88 0.90 0.07** 0.12*** −0.03 ***
Physical Activity (PA) Environment
Indoor Facilities 1.97 1.95 2.00 2.00 1.94 1.97 0.00 -0.01 0.01 NS
Outdoor Facilities 2.81 2.67 2.67 2.78 2.80 2.89 0.02 0.05 0.04 NS
PA Opportunities 3.24 3.37 3.43 3.22 3.44 3.48 0.04 0.08^ −0.05 ^
Additional Indices
School-level health promotion initiatives 4.57 4.75 4.60 4.38 4.50 4.52 −0.03 −0.01 −0.07 NS
Federal- and state-level health promotion programs
1.66
1.56
1.51
1.37
1.24
1.17
−0.10**
−0.15***
−0.00
*
Total number of observations (N) 127 127 127 110 110 110 711 480 231
^

p<0.10

*

p<0.05

**

p<0.01

***

p<0.001

a

NSLP: National School Lunch Program