Table 3 |
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Comparison of child intake of selected foods (servings/d) by school |
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| School A |
School B |
Both |
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| N = 46 |
N = 112 |
N = 158 |
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| Mean (SD) |
Mean (SD) |
Mean (SD) |
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| Green leafy vegetables * |
0.25 (0.37) |
0.39 (0.34) |
0.35 (0.36) |
| Cruciferous vegetables * |
0.39 (0.52) |
0.23 (0.20) |
0.28 (0.34) |
| All vegetables |
2.09 (2.05) |
1.90 (1.10) |
1.96 (1.44) |
| Legume * |
0.21 (0.47) |
0.26 (0.33) |
0.25 (0.37) |
| Fruit |
4.78 (2.80) |
4.77 (2.39) |
4.78 (2.51) |
| Fruit and vegetables |
6.71 (4.07) |
6.70 (3.18) |
6.71 (3.45) |
| Dairy * |
2.02 (1.77) |
2.80 (1.43) |
2.60 (1.56) |
| Low fat dairy * |
1.01 (1.05) |
1.38 (0.80) |
1.27 (0.89) |
| Juice |
1.89 (1.50) |
1.53 (1.04) |
1.64 (1.20) |
| Soda * |
0.74 (0.80) |
0.12 (0.28) |
0.30 (0.57) |
| Sugar drink * |
2.34 (1.82) |
1.59 (1.07) |
1.81 (1.37) |
| Baked * |
3.61 (3.07) |
0.95 (0.77) |
1.72 (2.13) |
| Chips * |
0.64 (1.05) |
0.20 (0.34) |
0.32 (0.66) |
| Gelatin desserts * |
4.16 (2.11) |
0.22 (0.25) |
1.35 (2.12) |
| Candy * |
8.85 (2.95) |
0.38 (0.42) |
2.90 (4.22) |
| Cracker * |
0 |
0.30 (0.30) |
0.30 (0.30) |
| Peanut * |
0.15 (0.25) |
0.06 (0.12) |
0.09 (0.17) |
| Dark bread * |
0.39 (0.81) |
0.77 (0.94) |
0.66 (0.92) |
| White bread * |
1.01 (1.13) |
0.58 (0.79) |
0.71 (0.93) |
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*p-value < 0.05 comparing the two schools using the t-test |
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Merchant et al. Nutrition Journal 2007 6:1 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-6-1 |
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