Evaluation of a Fresh Fruit Distribution Program in an Ethnically Diverse San Francisco High School

Table 1

Demographic characteristics of high school students participating in a fresh fruit program in an intervention school and a comparison school.

Characteristics	Intervention school		Comparison school		𝑃^a
	𝑛	%	𝑛	%
Total
Sex^b
Male	965	54.8	390	50.9	0.19
Female	797	45.2	376	49.1
Grade
9	710	39.6	348	44.7	<0.01
10	477	26.6	223	28.7
11	248	13.8	132	17.0
12	358	20.0	75	9.6
Fall 2008
Sex
Male	360	54.0	NA	NA
Female	295	44.2	NA	NA
Grade
9	233	34.9	NA	NA
10	141	21.1	NA	NA
11	106	15.9	NA	NA
12	187	28.0	NA	NA
Spring 2009
Sex
Male	95	52.8	100	51.80	0.90
Female	85	47.2	93	48.10
Grade
9	93	50.3	96	48.70	0.43
10	45	24.3	43	21.80
11	19	10.3	16	8.10
12	28	15.1	42	21.30
Fall 2009
Sex
Male	378	54.2	168	50.0	0.30
Female	319	45.8	168	50.0
Grade
9	286	40.4	153	45.1	<0.01
10	197	27.8	98	28.9
11	121	17.1	73	21.5
12	104	14.7	15	4.4
Spring 2010
Sex
Male	132	57.4	122	51.50	0.35
Female	98	42.6	115	48.50
Grade
9	98	42.1	99	40.90	<0.01
10	94	40.3	82	33.90
11	2	0.9	43	17.80
12	39	16.7	18	7.40

^aPearson’s chi-square test.
^bTotals may be less than 𝑛 due to missing data.