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Table 2 Main sample characteristics

From: The obesogenic environment around elementary schools: food and beverage marketing to children in two Mexican cities

  

Type of School

 
 

Public

Private

Total

 

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

  

33 (55)

27 (45)

60 (100)

City

Cuernavaca

13 (39.4)

16 (59.3)

29 (48.3)

Guadalajara

20 (60.6)

11 (40.7)

31 (51.7)

Marginalization score for secondary sampling units

Medium

11 (33.3)

5 (18.5)

16 (26.7)

Low

15 (45.5)

13 (48.1)

28 (26.7)

Very Low

7 (21.2)

9 (33.3)

16 (46.6)

Compliance with recommendations

WHO/PAHO

62 (30.5)

22 (36.1)

84 (32)

PABI

166 (81.8)

53 (86.9)

219 (83)

Advertisements

Inside store

71 (33.3)

13 (20.0)

84 (30.2)

Outside store

142 (66.7)

52 (80.0)

194 (69.8)

  

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Convenience stores

1.9 (1.3)

1.0 (1.4) *

1.5 (1.4)

Advertisements

6.5 (5.9)

2.4 (3.5) *

4.6 (5.4)

Advertisements per 100 m2 (median P25–75)

0.25 (0.10–0.51)

0 (0–0.27) **

0.13 (0–0.41)

  1. * Statistically significant differences between public and private schools, p < 0.01 using Poisson regression for convenience stores and negative binomial regression for advertisements
  2. ** p < 0.05 using Median test