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Table 2 Proportion of snacks available in university vending machines with different Health Star Ratinga

From: Changes in the nutritional quality of products sold in university vending machines since implementation of the health star rating in 2014; an environmental audit

HSR (stars)

Slots % (n)

P value

2014 (n = 910)

2017 (n = 1158)

Healthy

 5

0 (1)

2 (28)

< 0.001

 4.5

2 (22)

3 (39)

0.205

 4

0 (0)

4 (41)

< 0.001

 3.5

4 (40)

4 (49)

0.855

Total

7 (63)

14 (157)

< 0.001

Unhealthy

 3

4 (34)

6 (68)

0.026

 2.5

23 (208)

23 (270)

0.806

 2

10 (87)

8 (95)

0.280

 1.5

7 (67)

6 (75)

0.429

 1

11 (100)

13 (153)

0.126

 0.5

39 (351)

29 (340)

< 0.001

Total

93 (847)

86 (1001)

< 0.001

  1. ahttp://www.healthstarrating.gov.au/