Table 3

Student lunch patterns (days/week) by school policies regarding open/closed policy during lunch hours


Closed campus (N = 13 schools)
Open campus (N = 6 schools)



Mean (SD)
Mean (SD)
p-value

Regular lunch line
2.5 (2.0)
2.0 (1.8)
.156
Ala carte lunch
1.8 (1.7)
1.6 (1.6)
.493
Bring lunch
0.9 (1.7)
1.1 (1.8)
.344
Fast food restaurant
0.2 (0.8)
0.7 (1.3)
<.001
Convenience store
0.1 (0.4)
0.3 (0.8)
<.001

Neumark-Sztainer et al. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2005 2:14   doi:10.1186/1479-5868-2-14