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Table 2 Adjusteda proportions of children correctly choosing the healthiest option, the least healthy option and both, across study groups

From: Objective understanding of front of pack warning labels among Mexican children of public elementary schools. A randomized experiment

Study groups

NFb groups (Control) (n = 205)

WLb groups (n = 205)

% (95% CI)

% (95% CI)

Correctly choosing the healthiest product overall

27.3 (22.2, 32.4)

59.4 (48.1, 70.7)

Traditional WL

27.0 (8.9, 45.2)

65.0 (54.9, 75.1)

 Beverages

24.9 (10.7, 39.1)

53.7 (45.7, 61.7)

 Breakfast cereals

14.1 (9.3, 18.8)

66.4 (56.9, 75.8)

 Dairy beverages

40.6 (33.0, 48.1)

77.2 (68.6, 85.9)

Numeric WL

27.9 (14.2, 41.6)

51.2 (37.1, 65.3)

 Juices in returnable packaging

32.8 (25.9, 39.6)

55.1 (44.8, 65.3)

 Cookies

20.9 (14.0, 27.9)

47.7 (44.5, 51.0)

 Candies

49.2 (45.6, 52.8)

45.1 (40.5, 49.7)

Correctly choosing the unhealthiest product overall

21.5 (18.4, 24.4)

54.1 (32.7, 75.5)

Traditional WL

16.9 (13.3, 20.5)

52.4 (31.6, 73.1)

 Beverages

19.6 (15.7, 23.5)

44.8 (37.6, 51.9)

 Breakfast cereals

9.1 (3.1, 15.3)

55.8 (45.0, 66.6)

 Dairy beverages

20.1 (18.0, 22.2)

57.0 (46.9, 67.1)

Numeric WL

28.7 (26.1, 31.4)

56.8 (35.4, 78.2)

 Juices in returnable packaging

35.6 (32.8, 38.5)

64.3 (58.6, 70.0)

 Cookies

21.1 (19.5, 22.6)

49.7 (35.2, 64.2)

 Candies

26.5 (15.1, 37.9)

52.9 (40.3, 65.4)

Correctly choosing the healthiest and the least healthy product overall

24.3 (20.4, 28.3)

56.8 (40.8, 72.8)

  1. aAdjusted proportions estimated using logistic regression models adjusted by sex, age and school cluster
  2. bIncludes both NF groups (NF and NF + C) or both WL groups (WL and WL + C)
  3. Bolds indicate significantly different (p < 0.05) to NF groups