Table 1 Description of the school nutrition and physical education environment of schools, British Columbia, Canada

Availability of Food and Beverages

Sugar-sweetened Beverages

5.5%

5.7%

62.7%

44.8%

French Fries

0

0.3%

41.5%

25.6%

Chocolate and Candy

0

0

37.3%

10.4%

Regular Salty Snacks

0.3%

1.14%

40.7%

7.2%

Regular Baked Goods

2.9%

4.3%

53.4%

26.4%

Low-fat Salty Snacks

6.3%

8.0%

78.8%

75.2%

Low-fat Baked Goods

10.4%

13.7%

70.3%

74.4%

Pizza, Hotdogs, Hamburgers

13.3%

18.0%

63.6%

68.0%

Fruit

28.9%

39.3%

74.6%

78.4%

100% Fruit Juice

49.0%

34.5%

95.8%

92.8%

Vegetables

9.4%

17.4%

69.5%

66.4%

Physical Education

Grade 6

-

-

< 150 min PE/week

65.9%

51.9%

≥150 min PE/week

34.1%

48.1%

Grade 8

-

-

PE minutes/week

180.1 (30.4)

199.1 (47.1)

Linear vs. Semester

-

-

67.0%

79.0%

Grade 10

-

-

PE minutes/week

184.0 (23.7)

194.0 (38.2)

Linear vs. Semester

-

-

50.5%

39.8%

Support for Nutrition Policies

General Social pressure

2.73 (0.70)

2.71 (0.66)

2.74 (0.68)

2.62 (0.66)

Principal Support

3.49 (0.52)

3.34 (0.51)

3.39 (0.54)

3.29 (0.49)

Staff Support

2.77 (0.58)

3.16 (0.44)

2.67 (0.66)

3.06 (0.45)

Student Support

2.57 (0.61)

2.70 (0.63)

2.42 (0.74)

2.44 (0.65)

Parent Support

2.79 (0.63)

2.92 (0.53)

2.77 (0.78)

3.0 (0.59)

Support for Physical Education Policies

General Social Pressure

2.43 (0.69)

2.64 (0.68)

2.18 (0.69)

2.33 (0.58)

Principal Support

2.57 (0.66)

2.70 (0.65)

2.57 (0.66)

2.70 (0.65)

Staff Support

2.89 (0.60)

3.15 (0.48)

2.29 (0.67)

2.73 (0.60)

Student Support

3.34 (0.57)

3.21 (0.48)

2.50 (0.69)

2.66 (0.36)

Parent Support

2.40 (0.63)

3.11 (0.47)

2.14 (0.69)

2.79 (0.52)