Table 1 Characteristics of schoolchildren (n = 1,618) in England and Scotland before and after the UIFSM policy
Pre-UIFSM (2008–2014) | Post-UIFSM (2014–2019)1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristic | Intervention group (n = 495, 51.2%) | Control group (n = 471, 48.8%) | Intervention group (n = 340, 52.1%) | Control group (n = 312, 47.9%) | P-value2 | |
Sex | n (%) | 0.587 | ||||
Male | 255 (53%) | 257 (55%) | 168 (50%) | 167 (52%) | ||
Female | 240 (47%) | 214 (45%) | 172 (50%) | 145 (48%) | ||
Ethnicity | n (%) | 0.319 | ||||
White | 421 (83%) | 407 (83%) | 274 (78%) | 251 (78%) | ||
Ethnic minorities | 74 (17%) | 64 (17%) | 66 (22%) | 61 (22%) | ||
Household Income (tertiles) | n (%) | 0.627 | ||||
Lowest | 154 (34%) | 145 (32%) | 90 (31%) | 105 (37%) | ||
Middle | 185 (38%) | 193 (38%) | 130 (35%) | 110 (33%) | ||
Highest | 156 (28%) | 133 (29%) | 120 (34%) | 97 (29%) | ||
IMD (quintiles) | n (%) | 0.882 | ||||
Most deprived | 106 (23%) | 103 (23%) | 82 (23%) | 69 (23%) | ||
2 | 93 (19%) | 87 (17%) | 72 (22%) | 59 (18%) | ||
3 | 100 (19%) | 95 (19%) | 56 (17%) | 64 (20%) | ||
4 | 88 (19%) | 80 (18%) | 64 (20%) | 48 (16%) | ||
Least deprived | 108 (21%) | 106 (24%) | 66 (19%) | 72 (23%) | ||
Country | n (%) | 0.452 | ||||
England | 374 (91%) | 329 (90%) | 312 (93%) | 280 (90%) | ||
Scotland | 121 (9.5%) | 142 (10%) | 28 (7.3%) | 32 (9.8%) | ||
School lunch type | n (%) | < 0.001 | ||||
School meal | 220 (46%) | 193 (39%) | 270 (78%) | 156 (50%) | ||
Packed lunch | 275 (54%) | 278 (61%) | 70 (22%) | 156 (50%) | ||