Table 3.
Mean and standard deviation, median, and interquartile intervale of nutrient contents for the food group with the presence and absence of front-of-pack nutrition labeling (FoPNL).
| FoPNL | Mexico (n = 2,914) | FoPNL | Brazil (n = 2,901) | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESENCE | ABSENCE | PRESENCE | ABSENCE | |||
| Sugars | Sugars | |||||
| Percentage (number of products)a | 45.8% (1,340) | 44.2% (1,574) | Percentage (number of products)a | 27.1% (786) | 72.9% (2,115) | < 0.001 |
| Mean (standard deviation) | 19.3 g (±16.7) | 0.6 g (±1.6) | Mean (standard deviation) | 28.1 g (±16.6) | 1.9 g (±3.5) | |
| Median (IQR)b | 14.3 g (6.6–28.0 g) | 0 g (0–0 g) | Median (IQR)b | 21.0 g (16.5–40.0 g) | 0 g (0.0–2.8 g) | < 0.001 |
| Saturated fats | Saturated fats | |||||
| Percentage (number of products)a | 43.7% (1,272) | 56.3% (1,642) | Percentage (Number of products)a | 26.7% (776) | 73.3% (2,125) | <0.001 |
| Mean (standard deviation) | 10.4 g (±8.7) | 0.8 g (±1.4) | Mean (standard deviation) | 12.9 g (±6.9) | 1.2 g (±6.9) | |
| Median (IQR)b | 8.0 g (5.0–14.4 g) | 0 g (0–1 g) | Median (IQR)b | 11.3 g (8.0–16.7 g) | 0 g (0.0–2.3 g) | < 0.001 |
| Sodium | Sodium | |||||
| Percenta g e (number of products)a | 47.9% (1,396) | 52.1% (1,518) | Percentage (Number of products)a | 21.4% (621) | 78.6% (2,280) | <0.001 |
| Mean (standard deviation) | 1,928.4 mg (±4,114.7) | 38.6 mg (±38.4 mg) | Mean (standard deviation) | 3,832.7 mg (±4,132.6) | 166.4 mg (±4,108.9) | |
| Median (IQR)b | 531.0 mg (340.0–856.0 mg) | 52.5 mg (10.8–128.5 mg) | Median (IQR)b | 970.0 mg (684.1–1,809.1 mg) | 86.7 mg (31.9–276.5 mg) | <0.001 |
IQR, Interquartile Range.
a
Mc-Nemar test;
b
Mann–Whitney Test.