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Table 2 Dietary behaviour changes pre- and post 3-months: comparison between and within intervention groups- intention-to-treat analysis

From: Tailored, iterative, printed dietary feedback is as effective as group education in improving dietary behaviours: results from a randomised control trial in middle-aged adults with cardiovascular risk factors

  

Baseline

Follow-up

Difference

Comparison of group change to Control changea

     

p-valueb

Saturated Fat (g/day)

TF

26.5 (1.2)

24.1 (1.5)

-2.4**

0.561

 

GE

26.6 (1.7)

22.7 (1.1)

-4.9**

0.077

 

C

27.3 (1.1)

25.0 (1.2)

-2.3**

...

Fruit (serves/d)

TF

1.8 (0.2)

2.1 (0.1)

+0.3

0.047

 

GE

2.0 (0.1)

1.7 (0.2)

-0.2

0.780

 

C

1.7 (0.1)

1.7 (0.1)

0

...

Vegetables without potatoes (serves/d)

TF

3.0 (0.2)

2.9 (0.2)

-0.1

0.685

 

GE

2.4 (0.1)

2.9 (0.2)

+0.5**

0.108

 

C

2.4 (0.2)

2.5 (0.2)

+0.1

...

Grains-total (serves/d)

TF

2.4 (0.2)

2.3 (0.2)

-0.1

0.359

 

GE

2.5 (0.2)

2.5 (0.1)

0.0

0.690

 

C

2.5 (0.1)

2.5 (0.1)

0.0

...

Wholegrains (serves/d)

TF

1.2(0.1)

1.3 (0.1)

+0.1

0.094

 

G

1.1 (0.1)

1.2 (0.1)

+0.1

0.155

 

C

1.2 (0.1)

1.0 (0.1)

-0.2

...

  1. Tailored Dietary Feedback (TF); Small Group Nutrition Education (GE) and Control Group (C) a Study group effects were examined using general linear models adjusted for gender, age and baseline dietary values bp values for dietary differences are based on t-tests after general linear models (ANCOVA), the a priori contrasts compared each intervention group with the control group **P < 0.05 based on paired t-test within study group results