Table 3 Comparison of nutritional outcomes between intervention participants and controls
Outcome | Intervention group (n = 176) | Control group (n = 199) | chi-square or t test | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baseline | Post | Baseline | Post | ||
Frequent fruit intake 1 | 153 (86.9%) | 164 (93.2%) | 167 (83.9%) | 163 (81.9%) | p2 = 0.250 p3 = 0.001 |
p1 = 0.037 | p1 = 0.345 | ||||
Frequent vegetable intake 1 | 155 (88.1%) | 165 (93.8%) | 170 (85.4%) | 177 (88.9%) | p2 = 0.275 p3 = 0.072 |
p1 = 0.047 | p1 = 0.184 | ||||
Fibre intake score: range 0–28, mean (SD) | 16.77 (5.60) | 18.07 (5.30) | 16.14 (6.05) | 16.74 (6.05) | p2 = 0.300 p3 = 0.025 |
p1< 0.001 | p1 = 0.035 | ||||
Fat avoidance score: range 6–30, mean (SD) | 21.53 (4.83) | 22.81 (4.34) | 21.36 (4.78) | 21.49 (4.77) | p2 = 0.757 p3 = 0.009 |
p1< 0.001 | p1 = 0.953 | ||||
Fat intake score: range 0–21, mean (SD) | 1.84 (1.99) | 1.63 (1.60) | 1.47 (1.56) | 1.60 (1.86) | p2 = 0.280 p3 = 0.350 |
| Â | p1 = 0.049 | p1 = 0.230 | Â | ||