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Table 3 Adjusted fathers’ dietary patterns scores, physical activity and sedentary behaviors at post-intervention

From: The effect of an early childhood obesity intervention on father’s obesity risk behaviors: the Melbourne InFANT Program

 

Baseline

Follow-up

Difference (intervention - control), adjusted for baseline (95% CI)2

P-value

Difference (intervention - control), adjusted for baseline and covariates (95% CI)3

P-value

 

Intervention

Control

Intervention

Control

    
 

n

Mean (SD)

n

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

    

"Fruits" pattern scores

163

-0.10 (1.45)

160

0.11 (1.61)

-0.16 (1.17)

0.16 (1.46)

-0.21 (-0.44;0.02)

0.076

-0.25 (-0.48; -0.02)

0.033

"Potatoes and vegetables" pattern scores

163

-0.12 (1.17)

160

0.12 (1.24)

-0.06 (1.17)

0.06 (1.26)

0.01 (-0.23;0.26)

0.89

0.02 (-0.23;0.27)

0.85

"High-fat foods" pattern scores

163

0.08 (1.64)

160

-0.08 (1.27)

0.05 (1.14)

-0.05 (1.48)

0.03 (-0.27;0.32)

0.86

0 (-0.30;0.30)

0.99

"High-energy snack and processed foods" pattern scores

163

0.08 (1.36)

160

-0.08 (1.38)

-0.04 (1.32)

0.04 (1.39)

-0.17 (-0.39;0.05)

0.13

-0.16 (-0.37;0.06)

0.15

Total physical activity (min/week)4

159

403.5 (373.9)

153

449.0 (434.5)

424.3 (390.9)

464.0 (396.1)

-0.58 (-2.67;1.51)

0.58

-0.92 (-2.96; 1.12)

0.37

Sedentary behaviour (min/day)4

160

159.5 (86.5)

156

165.0 (99.9)

157.0 (135.4)

155.6 (132.0)

0.21 (-0.76;1.17)

0.67

0.24 (-0.74; 1.22)

0.63

  1. 2Adjusted for baseline value; 3Adjusted for baseline value, paternal education level, paternal age, and paternal pre-pregnancy weight status defined in 2 categories (namely BMI < 25 kg/m2 and BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2); 4Square-root transformation of the dependent variable in the linear regression analysis.