Research Article
Sugar Sweetened Beverage Consumption among Primary School Students: Influence of the Schools’ Vicinity
Table 1
Characteristics of students and schools areas.
| | | Frequency | | (%) |
| | Outcome | | | Sugar sweetened beverages (SSBs) | | | At least one SSB each day | 1060 (14.9) | | Less than one SSB each day | 6039 (85.1) |
| | Students () | | | Gender | | | Girls | 3543 (49.9) | | Boys | 3556 (50.1) | | Primary school cycle | | | 1st cycle (6-7 years old) | 2264 (31.9) | | 2nd cycle (8-9 years old) | 2343 (33.0) | | 3rd cycle (10-11 years old) | 2492 (35.1) | | Cultural origin | | | Quebec French | 6138 (86.5) | | Others | 717 (10.1) | | Unknown | 244 (3.4) | | Physical activity | | | Organized | 2309 (32.5) | | None | 3859 (54.4) | | Unknown | 931 (13.1) |
| | Schools () | | | School socioeconomic index (SSEI) | | | High | 13 (33.3) | | Middle | 13 (33.3) | | Low | 13 (33.3) | | Urban density | | | Lowest | 9 (23.1) | | Low | 10 (25.6) | | High | 11 (28.2) | | Highest | 9 (23.1) |
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