Does the local food environment around schools affect diet? Longitudinal associations in adolescents attending secondary schools in East London

Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of RELACHS participants

2001 younger group	(n=1382)	N	%
Free School Meal eligible	Yes	604	43.7
	No	597	43.2
	missing	181	13.1
Gender	Male	691	50
	Female	691	50
		mean	sd
Healthy Diet Score (n=1325)		6.6	2.8
Unhealthy Diet Score (n=1295)		13.7	3.7
		mean	sd
Age (years, n=1227)		12.2	0.3
Imputed for 2005	(n=757)	N	%
Free School Meal eligible	Yes	376	49.7
	No	381	50.3
Gender	Male	357	47.2
	Female	400	52.8
		mean	sd
Healthy Diet Score		5.5	4.1
Unhealthy Diet Score		13.2	2.8
		mean	sd
Age (years)		16.1	0.3
Complete Case for 2005	(n=524)	N	%
Free School Meal eligible	Yes	235	44.8
	No	289	55.2
Gender	Male	222	42.4
	Female	302	57.6
		mean	sd
Healthy Diet Score		5.4	2.7
Unhealthy Diet Score		12.9	4.2
		mean	sd
Age (years)		16.1	0.3

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