Table 3 Individual daily food baskets and redistributive effects at baseline and under price manipulations
From: Food price policies improve diet quality while increasing socioeconomic inequalities in nutrition
Low-income (LI) group | Medium-income (MI) group | Difference LI-MI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 95 | n = 33 | Δ test2 | ||
Expenditures, € per day | ||||
Baseline | 5.23 ± 2.2 | 5.62 ± 1.5 | -0.39 [0.0154] | |
Fruit and vegetable condition | 4.45 ± 1.6 (<.0001) | 5.18 ± 1.9 (0.0123) | -0.73 [0.0369] | 0.2643 |
Nutrient profile condition | 4.34 ± 1.9 (<.0001) | 4.73 ± 1.9 (<.0001) | -0.39 [0.1665] | 0.2331 |
Redistributive effects1, € per day | ||||
Fruit and vegetable condition | 0.42 ± 0.3 | 0.66 ± 0.5 | -0.24 [0.001] | n.a. |
Nutrient profile condition | 0.41 ± 0.8 | 1.36 ± 1.0 | -0.95 [<.0001] | n.a. |
Energy Density, kcal per 100 g | ||||
Baseline | 141.82 ± 32.5 | 122.61 ± 22.0 | 19.21 [0.0003] | |
Fruit and vegetable condition | 134.29 ± 22.2 (0.0147) | 106.40 ± 27.0 (<.0001) | 27.89 [<.0001] | 0.0002 |
Nutrient profile condition | 131.51 ± 17.94 (<.0001) | 107.21 ± 17.31 (<.0001) | 24.30 [<.0001] | 0.0022 |
Mean Adequacy Ratio, % adequacy per day | ||||
Baseline | 55.23 ± 14.2 | 61.12 ± 9.7 | -5.89 [0.0002] | |
Fruit and vegetable condition | 58.44 ± 11.0 (<.0001) | 63.41. ± 13.4 (0.0457) | -4.97 [ 0.0409] | 0.0577 |
Nutrient profile condition | 56.54 ± 12.1 (0.0210) | 63.35 ± 11.7 (0.0406) | -6.81 [0.0020] | 0.4588 |
Free sugars, % energy | ||||
Baseline | 12.5 ± 2.3 | 11.09 ± 1.59 | 1.41 [0.0003] | |
Fruit and vegetable condition | 13.03 ± 2 (<.0001) | 10.07 ± 2.43 (<.0001) | 2.96 [<.0001] | <.0001 |
Nutrient profile condition | 12.6 ± 1.9 (0.1256) | 10.91 ± 1.88 (0.0989) | 1.69 [<.0001] | 0.0259 |