Table 2 Characteristics of the study population and distribution of daily FV intake (n 995)
Individual-level characteristics | n(%) | FV intake at baseline, g Mean, median (SD) | FV intake at follow-up, g Mean, median (SD) | Missing (n) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Students’ daily FV intake | 995 | 395, 340 (291.7) | 407, 350 (289.3) | |
Gender | ||||
Boys | 507 (51.0) | 382, 300 (305.1) | 380.8, 330 (280.4) | |
Girls | 488 (49.1) | 408, 360 (276.4) | 434.4, 380 (296.0) | |
Family occupational social class | 55 | |||
High | 259 (27.6) | 449, 398 (306.1) | 452, 400 (307.5) | |
Medium | 265 (28.2) | 377, 315 (285.8) | 416, 375 (293.8) | |
Low | 229 (24.4) | 376, 313 (292.5) | 378, 328 (268.7) | |
Unclassifiable | 187 (19.9) | 356, 300 (293.6) | 344, 300 (269.6) | |
Family educational level | 428 | |||
High | 118 (20.8) | 465, 400 (291.1) | 455, 395 (310.9) | |
Medium high | 200 (35.3) | 423, 400 (287.5) | 448, 400 (294.4) | |
Low/none | 249 (43.9) | 382, 330 (288.0) | 413, 350 (287.1) | |
School- and class-level characteristics (data source) | n students (%) or mean (range) | n schools (%) | ||
Curriculum dose delivered at school-level (teacher-reported) | ||||
Low | 363 (36.5) | 7 (35.0) | ||
Medium | 256 (25.7) | 6 (30.0) | ||
High | 376 (37.8) | 7 (35.0) | ||
Curriculum dose received at school-level (student-reported) | Mean 6.9 (range: 3.6–12.3) | |||
Curriculum dose received at class-level (student-reported) | Mean 6.9 (range: 0–13.5) | |||
School’s focus on FV prior to the Boost intervention | ||||
Yes | 649 (65.2) | 14 (70.0) | ||
No | 346 (34.8) | 6 (30.0) | ||
FV availability at school apart from the Boost distribution | ||||
Every day | 712 (71.6) | 13 (65.0) | ||
Most days or less | 283 (28.4) | 7 (35.0) | ||
Newsletters: dose delivered at school-level | ||||
2-3 | 448 (45.0) | 9 (45.0) | ||
4-6 | 547 (55.0) | 11 (55.0) | ||
Pleasant eating environment: dose delivered at school-level | ||||
≤50 % | 461 (46.3) | 10 (50.0) | ||
>50 % | 534 (53.7) | 10 (50.0) |