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Table 4 Consumption frequencies (days/week) of fat index and sugar index and food items included within 1

From: Effects of a healthy food supply intervention in a military setting: positive changes in cereal, fat and sugar containing foods

  

T0

T1

T2

mean

SD

mean

SD

mean

SD

Fat Index

Contol

0.86

0.67

0.68*

0.63

0.79†

0.79

 

Intervention

1.00

0.72

0.55*

0.52

0.69*†

0.78

 

Difference (p)

0.016

 

0.007

 

0.133

 

French fries

Contol

1.06

1.20

0.61*

0.92

0.84*†

1.02

 

Intervention

1.25

1.17

0.53*

0.89

0.71*†

1.05

 

Difference (p)

0.064

 

0.315

 

0.123

 

Potato chips

Contol

0.83

1.01

1.11*

1.16

0.85†

1.07

 

Intervention

0.77

0.90

0.74

0.93

0.81

1.05

 

Difference (p)

0.475

 

<0.001

 

0.716

 

Pizza and kebab

Contol

1.09

1.11

0.81*

0.97

1.02†

1.14

 

Intervention

1.29

1.17

0.74*

0.95

0.85*

1.04

 

Difference (p)

0.036

 

0.338

 

0.052

 

Hamburgers and hot dogs

Contol

0.95

1.06

0.55*

0.85

0.72*†

0.99

 

Intervention

1.01

1.15

0.46*

0.73

0.59*†

0.99

 

Difference (p)

0.520

 

0.183

 

0.158

 

Meat pies and pastries

Contol

0.41

0.80

0.34

0.77

0.54†

0.91

 

Intervention

0.74

1.03

0.29*

0.60

0.51*†

0.94

 

Difference (p)

<0.001

 

0.387

 

0.729

 

Sugar Index

Control

1.42

0.88

1.89*

0.95

1.61*†

0.84

 

Intervention

1.37

0.83

1.75*

0.90

1.61*†

0.93

 

Difference (p)

0.483

 

0.082

 

0.968

 

Sugar-sweetened soft drinks

Control

2.61

1.96

3.05*

1.93

2.6†

1.74

 

Intervention

2.80

2.07

2.73

1.86

2.54*†

1.92

 

Difference (p)

0.274

 

0.048

 

0.678

 

Sweet pastries

Control

1.66

1.66

1.97*

1.39

1.98*

1.38

 

Intervention

1.37

1.5

1.65*

1.38

2.03*†

1.55

 

Difference (p)

0.028

 

0.006

 

0.711

 

Desserts

Control

0.64

1.08

2.02*

1.22

1.81*†

1.3

 

Intervention

0.77

1.03

1.58*

1.20

1.74*†

1.33

 

Difference (p)

0.139

 

<0.001

 

0.558

 

Sweets

Control

1.69

1.54

2.61*

1.77

2.03*†

1.48

 

Intervention

1.64

1.47

2.61*

1.79

2.11*†

1.59

 

Difference (p)

0.716

 

0.982

 

0.536

 

Chocolate

Control

1.17

1.44

1.81*

1.63

1.47*†

1.3

 

Intervention

1.09

1.28

1.77*

1.62

1.4*†

1.47

 

Difference (p)

0.495

 

0.793

 

0.572

 
  1. 1 At baseline (T0), 8 weeks of military service (T1) and 6 months of military service (T2) in the control and intervention groups (n = 604).
  2. * Mean value significantly different from that at baseline (T0, p < 0.05).
  3. † Mean value significantly different from that at 8 weeks (T1, p < 0.05).