Table 4 Actions taken to prevent overweight at school
| Â | Total | School level | Â | Â | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Vocational education schools | Mixed schools | Higher education schools | Vocational education schools versus higher education schools# | Mixed schools versus higher education schools# |
| Â | n = 515 | n = 216 | n = 232 | n = 67 | Â | Â |
| Â | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | OR (95%CI) | OR (95%CI) |
Actions taken to stimulate healthy eating behaviour§ | 66.4 (330) | 62.0 (129) | 67.7 (151) | 75.8 (50) | 0.9 (0.7;1.1) | 0.9 (0.8;1.1) |
Healthy products are made less expensive than unhealthy products | 28.6 (142) | 23.6 (49) | 31.4 (70) | 34.9 (23) | 0.8 (0.5;1.2) | 0.9 (0.6;1.4) |
The canteen offers a wide variety of healthy foods | 27.4 (136) | 23.1 (48) | 28.3 (63) | 37.9 (25) | 0.8 (0.6;1.3) | 0.8 (0.6;1.2) |
Actions taken to discourage unhealthy eating behaviour§ | 84.9 (428) | 83.5 (177) | 87.2 (197) | 81.8 (54) | 1.0 (0.9;1.2) | 1.1 (0.9;1.2) |
It is forbidden to sell certain unhealthy foods | 35.7 (180) | 29.7 (63) | 38.1 (86) | 47.0 (31) | 0.7 (0.5;0.9)* | 0.9 (0.6;1.2) |
It is forbidden to consume certain unhealthy foods | 4.0 (20) | 3.3 (7) | 5.3 (12) | 1.5 (1) | 2.0 (0.2;16.8) | 3.3 (0.4;25.4) |
Actions taken to stimulate physical activity§ | 73.9 (374) | 68.4 (145) | 79.0 (181) | 73.9 (48) | 0.9 (0.8;1.1) | 1.1 (0.9;1.3) |
The school stimulates the students to be physically active during breaks | 19.8 (100) | 17.5 (37) | 21.8 (50) | 20.0 (13) | 0.7 (0.4;1.3) | 1.1 (0.6;1.8) |
The school often organises activities for the students to be physical activity after school hours | 59.9 (303) | 50.9 (108) | 66.4 (152) | 66.2 (43) | 0.9 (0.7;1.1) | 1.1 (0.9;1.3) |
Actions taken to prevent overweight§ | 24.0 (108) | 26.3 (50) | 24.0 (49) | 15.8 (9) | 1.7 (0.8;3.2) | 1.5 (0.8;2.9) |
There are guidelines to identify and to help students with overweight | 12.9 (58) | 17.9 (34) | 10.3 (21) | 5.3 (3) | 3.1 (1.0;10.2) | 1.9 (0.6;6.3) |
Students who are overweight get more attention during physical activity classes | 13.3 (60) | 12.1 (23) | 14.7 (30) | 12.3 (7) | 1.0 (0.4;2.3) | 1.1 (0.5;2.5) |
The school participated in a national or regional project for overweight prevention | 28.4 (145) | 29.3 (63) | 26.8 (61) | 31.3 (21) | 0.9 (0.6;1.5) | 0.8 (0.5;1.3) |
The school expects to pay more attention to overweight prevention in the future | 59.4 (299) | 64.6 (137) | 57.8 (130) | 48.5 (32) | 1.3 (1.0;1.7) | 1.2 (0.9;1.6) |