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School Vending Machine Purchasing Behavior: Results From the 2005 YouthStyles Survey

  1. Author:
    Thompson, O. M.
    Yaroch, A. L.
    Moser, R. P.
    Rutten, L. J. F.
    Agurs-Collins, T.

  2. Author Address

    [Thompson, Olivia M.] Univ Nebraska Med Ctr, Coll Publ Hlth, Dept Hlth Promot Social & Behav Hlth, Omaha, NE 68198 USA. [Yaroch, Amy L.] Univ Nebraska Med Ctr, Coll Publ Hlth, Dept Hlth Promot Social & Behav Hlth, Omaha, NE 68105 USA. [Yaroch, Amy L.] Univ Nebraska Med Ctr, Coll Publ Hlth, Ctr Human Nutr, Omaha, NE 68105 USA. [Moser, Richard P.; Agurs-Collins, Tanya] NCI, DCCPS, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA. [Rutten, Lila J. Finney] NCI, Clin Monitoring Res Program, Hlth Commun & Informat Res Branch, SAIC Frederick Inc, Frederick, MD 21701 USA.;Thompson, OM, Univ Nebraska Med Ctr, Coll Publ Hlth, Dept Hlth Promot Social & Behav Hlth, Omaha, NE 68198 USA.;othompson@unmc.edu ayaroch@cfhnutrition.org moserr@mail.nih.gov finneyl@mail.nih.gov collinsta@mail.nih.gov
    1. Year: 2010
    2. Date: May
  2. Journal: Journal of School Health
    1. 80
    2. 5
    3. Pages: 225-232
  4. Type of Article: Article
  5. ISSN: 0022-4391
  1. Abstract:

    METHODS: To evaluate the relationship between school vending machine purchasing behavior and school vending machine access and individual-level dietary characteristics, we used population-level YouthStyles 2005 survey data to compare nutrition-related policy and behavioral characteristics by the number of weekly vending machine purchases made by public school children and adolescents (N = 869). Odds ratios (ORs) and corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were computed using age- and race/ethnicity-adjusted logistic regression models that were weighted on age and sex of child, annual household income, head of household age, and race/ethnicity of the adult in study. Data were collected in 2005 and analyzed in 2008. RESULTS: Compared to participants who did not purchase from a vending machine, participants who purchased >= 3 days/week were more likely to (1) have unrestricted access to a school vending machine (OR = 1.71; 95% CI = 1.13-2.59); (2) consume regular soda and chocolate candy >= 1 time/day (OR = 3.21; 95% CI = 1.87-5.51 and OR = 2.71; 95% CI = 1.34-5.46, respectively); and (3) purchase pizza or fried foods from a school cafeteria >= 1 day/week (OR = 5.05; 95% CI = 3.10-8.22). CONCLUSIONS: Future studies are needed to establish the contribution that the school-nutrition environment makes on overall youth dietary intake behavior, paying special attention to health disparities between whites and nonwhites.

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  1. Fiscal Year: FY2009-2010
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