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Table 4 Adjusted mothers’ dietary patterns scores, physical activity and sedentary behaviors at post-intervention

From: A parent focused child obesity prevention intervention improves some mother obesity risk behaviors: the Melbourne inFANT Program

 

Baseline

Follow-up

    
 

Intervention

Control

Intervention

Control

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

P-value

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

P-value

 

n

Mean (SD)

n

Mean (SD)

n

Mean (SD)

n

Mean (SD)

    

"Fruits and vegetables" pattern scores

178

0.02 (1.68)

179

-0.02 (1.53)

178

-0.06 (1.54)

179

0.06 (1.68)

-0.17 (-0.40;0.07)

0.16

-0.16 (-0.39;0.07)

0.17

"High-energy snack and processed foods" pattern scores

178

0.02 (1.25)

179

-0.02 (1.25)

178

-0.10 (1.27)

179

0.10 (1.38)

-0.22 (-0.42;-0.02)

0.03

-0.21 (-0.41;-0.02)

0.03

"High-fat foods" pattern scores

178

0.03 (1.35)

179

-0.03 (1.38)

178

-0.11 (1.26)

179

0.11 (1.57)

-0.25 (-0.50;-0.01)

0.04

-0.25 (-0.50;-0.01)

0.05

"Cereals and sweet foods" pattern scores

178

0 (1.38)

179

0 (1.24)

178

-0.09 (0.89)

179

0.09 (1.12)

-0.17 (-0.36;0.02)

0.07

-0.15 (-0.33;0.04)

0.12

Total physical activity (min/week)c

178

411.21 (338.62)

179

511.87 (404.47)

178

387.72 (346.28)

179

403.62 (363.79)

0.75 (-0.90;2.40)

0.37

0.84 (-0.78;2.47)

0.30

Sedentary behavior (min/day)c

178

219.0 (158.2)

179

203.7 (119.7)

178

162.91 (129.24)

179

150.44 (125.92)

0.22 (-0.73;1.17)

0.64

0.28 (-0.65;1.22)

0.55

  1. aAdjusted for baseline value; bAdjusted for baseline value, maternal education level, maternal age, and maternal pre-pregnancy weight status defined in 2 categories (namely BMI<25 kg/m2 and BMI≥25 kg/m2); cSquare-root transformation.