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Table 3 Impact of the Nourish and Engage Interventions on Strengths and Difficulties (SDQ) and KIDSCREEN-10 Rasch Parameter Estimates and International T-Values (All age groups)

From: Food environment intervention improves food knowledge, wellbeing and dietary habits in primary school children: Project Daire, a randomised-controlled, factorial design cluster trial

 

Nourish

No Nourish

Engage

No Engage

Emotional Problems (SDQ)

 N (baseline and follow-up responses)

279

254

322

211

 Baseline Mean (SD)

2.05 (2.54)

2.08 (2.58)

2.18 (2.67)

1.90 (2.36)

 Follow-up Mean (SD)

1.67 (2.27)

1.97 (2.50)

2.01 (2.52)

1.51 (2.12)

 Adjusted diff. in mean (95% CI)

−0.29 (− 0.65–0.07)

Reference

0.33 (− 0.00–0.65)

Reference

 P-value

0.10

0.05

Conduct Problems Scale (SDQ)

 N (baseline and follow-up responses)

278

255

319

214

 Baseline Mean (SD)

1.15 (1.96)

1.19 (1.99)

1.17 (1.99)

1.16 (1.96)

 Follow-up Mean (SD)

1.02 (1.77)

1.23 (1.95)

1.06 (1.82)

1.22 (1.91)

 Adjusted diff. in mean (95% CI)

−0.19 (−0.37- -0.01)

Reference

−0.15 (− 0.32–0.02)

Reference

 P-value

0.04

0.08

Hyperactivity Scale (SDQ)

 N (baseline and follow-up responses)

281

260

325

216

 Baseline Mean (SD)

3.32 (1.96)

3.09 (3.14)

3.14 (1.98)

3.31 (3.26)

 Follow-up Mean (SD)

3.11 (3.12)

3.02 (3.12)

2.92 (3.09)

3.29 (3.15)

 Adjusted diff. in mean (95% CI)

−0.08 (−0.33–0.17)

Reference

−0.23 (− 0.48–0.02)

Reference

 P-value

0.48

0.07

Peer Problems Scale (SDQ)

 N (baseline and follow-up responses)

279

256

325

210

 Baseline Mean (SD)

1.29 (1.75)

1.29 (1.64)

1.32 (1.63)

1.23 (1.79)

 Follow-up Mean (SD)

1.03 (1.59)

1.25 (1.77)

1.12 (1.72)

1.16 (1.62)

 Adjusted diff. in mean (95% CI)

−0.21 (−0.46–0.04)

Reference

−0.11 (− 0.34–0.12)

Reference

 P-value

0.09

0.33

ProSocial Scale (SDQ)

 N (baseline and follow-up responses)

278

255

320

213

 Baseline Mean (SD)

7.46 (2.65)

7.74 (2.50)

7.71 (2.68)

7.41 (2.41)

 Follow-up Mean (SD)

7.59 (2.64)

7.88 (2.41)

7.82 (2.58)

7.59 (2.47)

 Adjusted diff. in mean 95% CI)

−0.09 (−0.81–0.62)

Reference

0.03 (−0.65–0.70)

Reference

 P-value

0.77

0.93

Total Difficulties Score (SDQ)

 N (baseline and follow-up responses)

274

246

316

204

 Baseline Mean (SD)

7.82 (7.38)

7.65 (7.01)

7.81 (7.36)

7.64 (6.96)

 Follow-up Mean (SD)

6.86 (6.65)

7.54 (6.94)

7.16 (6.96)

7.21 (6.55)

 Adjusted diff. in mean 95% CI)

−0.82 (−1.46- -0.17)

Reference

−0.16 (− 0.76–0.44)

Reference

 P-value

0.02

0.58

General Health Related Quality of Life Index Rasch Parameter Estimates (KIDSCREEN-10)

 N (baseline and follow-up responses)

402

381

222

172

 Baseline Mean (SD)

1.08 (1.07)

1.07 (1.09)

1.11 (1.11)

1.09 (1.07)

 Follow-up Mean (SD)

1.36 (1.16)

1.25 (1.16)

1.37 (1.18)

1.42 (1.10)

 Adjusted diff. in mean 95% CI)

0.11 (−0.06–0.30)

Reference

−0.04 (− 0.21–0.14)

Reference

 P-value

0.18

0.64

General Health Related Quality of Life Index International T Values (KIDSCREEN-10)

 N (baseline and follow-up responses)

402

381

222

172

 Baseline Mean (SD)

51.51 (11.25)

48.68 (10.52)

51.61 (11.48)

52.09 (10.69)

 Follow-up Mean (SD)

48.77 (10.37)

50.40 (11.26)

49.10 (10.76)

48.87 (10.37)

 Adjusted diff. in mean 95% CI)

1.12 (−0.61–2.85)

Reference

−0.37 (−2.06–1.32)

Reference

 P-value

0.18

0.65

  1. P value < 0.05 indicative of significance; N Number; SD Standard Deviation. In factorial analysis, the 2 main effects (Nourish compared with no nourish, and Engage compared with no engage) are investigated