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. 2022 Apr 25;25(11):3086–3095. doi: 10.1017/S1368980022000994

Table 1.

Individual and school neighbourhood characteristics

Sample and school characteristics
Students (n 2263)
Mean % se
Age (years) 16·26 0·01
Gender (% female) 54·25 1·66
BMI (measured) 24·78 0·13
Race/ethnicity (%)
  White 59·23 1·62
  Black 16·07 1·14
  Hispanic 19·61 1·30
  Other 5·09 0·77
Parent education (%)
  High school, GED, or less 33·69 1·58
  Some college/tech school/associates 39·48 1·67
  Bachelor’s degree or higher 26·83 1·50
Family affluence (%)
  Low affluence 24·04 1·36
  Moderate affluence 48·76 1·66
  High affluence 27·20 1·53
FV intake (times/d) 3·90 0·08
Snack intake, times/d (%)
  < 1 54·35 1·73
  ≥ 1 45·65 1·73
Soda intake, times/d (%)
  < 1 61·11 1·62
  ≥ 1 38·89 1·62
Schools (n 72)
Neighbourhood land use mix* 0·45 0·04
Neighbourhood population density (per square mile) 7213·08 2335·58
Neighbourhood poverty rate 35·07 2·51
School FV availability score (%) 4·07 0·24
  0 (no days) 6·94 3·02
  1–2 26·39 5·23
  3–5 20·84 4·82
  6 (all components daily) 45·83 5·91
School snack availability score (%) 3·61 0·24
  0 (no days) 11·11 3·73
  1–2 20·84 4·82
  3–5 37·50 5·75
  6 (all components daily) 30·56 5·47
School soda availability score (%) 1·06 0·11
  0 (no days) 41·67 5·85
  1 (some days) 11·11 3·73
  2 (daily) 47·22 5·92

FV, fruit and vegetable; IQR, interquartile range.

Values are mean or % (se), or median (IQR) and range.

Weighted means and percentages are reported for all student-level variables. Snack intake measured at wave 2; all others measured at wave 1 (baseline).

*

A score of 0–1 measured the diversity of land use in schools’ ZIP code tabulation area with 0 representing the most homogeneous land use and 1 representing the most diverse land use.

Percent of the population with income of less than 185 % of the Federal Poverty Level.