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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics by label condition in children and adults, Guatemala, 2019

From: Efficacy of front-of-pack warning label system versus guideline for daily amount on healthfulness perception, purchase intention and objective understanding of nutrient content of food products in Guatemala: a cross-over cluster randomized controlled experiment

 

Children (n = 177)

Adults (n = 178)

 

GDA (n = 92)

FOPWL (n = 85)

p

GDA (n = 101)

FOPWL (n = 77)

p

Age in years (mean ± SE)

10.7 ± 1.1

10.8 ± 1.1

0.241

34.9 ± 9.3

35.1 ± 9.6

0.855

Sex, female (%)

59

41

0.01

81

87

0.311

Residency area, Urban (%)

67

64

0.706

68

60

0.274

Ethnicity, Non-Indigenous (%)

71

68

0.727

61

58

0.752

Educations (grades of schooling in years, mean ± SE)

5.4 ± 0.12

5.5 ± 0.11

0.480

13.3 ± 0.4

12.1 ± 0.6

0.090

Education, adults (% six grades or higher)

NA

NA

NA

94

82

0.01

  1. GDA: Guideline for nutritional amount. FOPWL: front-of-package warning label system. Sample size: GDA = 193, FOPWL = 162. SE: Standard error NA: not aplicable
  2. P values obtained from t test and Chi square test