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Table 5 Impact of the Nourish and Engage Interventions on Agri-Food Score and Component Scores in both 6–7 and 10–11 year old Pupils

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

  6–7 year old pupils 10–11 year old pupils  
Nourish No Nourish Engage No Engage Nourish No Nourish Engage No Engage
Farm Knowledge Score
 N (baseline and follow-up responses) 217 198 225 190 188 183 195 176
 Baseline Mean (SD) 2.19 (0.88) 2.13 (0.95) 2.12 (0.93) 2.22 (0.89) 6.15 (1.70) 5.81 (1.72) 5.95 (1.76) 6.03 (1.66)
 Follow-up Mean (SD) 2.33 (0.82) 2.20 (0.93) 2.29 (0.86) 2.24 (0.90) 6.15 (1.66) 5.79 (1.89) 5.97 (1.70) 5.97 (1.88)
 Adjusted diff. in mean 95% CI) 0.12 (−.02–0.26) Reference 0.06 (−0.08–0.20) Reference 0.24 (−.06–0.4) Reference − 0.00 (− 0.32–0.32) Reference
 P-value 0.10 0.36 0.11 1.00
Food Chain Knowledge Score
 N (baseline and follow-up responses) 218 198 225 191 238 237 259 216
 Baseline Mean (SD) 0.90 (1.03) 0.54 (0.82) 0.76 (0.99) 0.70 (0.91) 2.05 (1.39) 1.75 (1.40) 1.82 (1.42) 2.00 (1.37)
 Follow-up Mean (SD) 1.59 (1.20) 1.08 (1.16) 1.48 (1.23) 1.18 (1.16) 2.21 (1.49) 2.05 (1.39) 2.15 (1.45) 2.10 (1.45)
 Adjusted diff. in mean 95% CI) 0.29 (−0.16–0.73) Reference 0.23 (− 0.21–0.66) Reference 0.03 (− 0.22–.28) Reference .13 (− 0.12–0.37) Reference
 P-value 0.19 0.29 0.80 0.29
Science relating to Food Knowledge Score
 N (baseline and follow-up responses) 217 198 225 190 188 183 195 176
 Baseline Mean (SD) 1.52 (1.20) 1.46 (1.26) 1.56 (1.25) 1.42 (1.20) 3.11 (1.58) 3.00 (1.46) 3.12 (1.43) 2.98 (1.62)
 Follow-up Mean (SD) 1.83 (1.24) 1.79 (1.19) 1.92 (1.18) 1.70 (1.24) 3.33 (1.63) 3.12 (1.67) 3.38 (1.53) 3.05 (1.78)
 Adjusted diff. in mean 95% CI) 1.11 (−0.28–0.28) Reference 0.21 (− 0.07–0.48) Reference 0.13 (− 0.22–0.47) Reference .26 (− 0.07–0.59) Reference
 P-value 1.00 0.13 0.44 0.12
Local V Imported Knowledge Score
 N (baseline and follow-up responses) 217 198 225 190 188 183 195 176
 Baseline Mean (SD) 5.62 (1.54) 5.03 (1.48) 5.17 (1.53) 5.53 (1.53) 7.67 (1.53) 7.17 (1.54) 7.31 (1.45) 7.55 (1.66)
 Follow-up Mean (SD) 5.92 (1.63) 5.51 (1.46) 5.82 (1.56) 5.61 (1.57) 7.53 (1.62) 7.43 (1.56) 7.41 (1.56) 7.55 (1.63)
 Adjusted diff. in mean 95% CI) 0.28 (− 0.23–0.80) Reference 0.23 (− 0.26–0.72) Reference −0.11 (− 0.57–0.35) Reference −0.02 (− 0.47–0.43) Reference
 P-value 0.26 0.33 0.61 0.93
Vegetables in Season Knowledge Score
 N (baseline and follow-up responses) 218 198 225 191 188 183 195 176
 Baseline Mean (SD) 0.91 (0.89) 0.89 (1.02) 0.90 (0.89) 0.91 (1.02) 1.08 (1.09) 1.22 (1.06) 1.03(1.03) 1.28 (1.11)
 Follow-up Mean (SD) 0.96 (0.79) 0.94 (0.84) 0.94 (0.82) 0.96 (0.81) 1.38 (1.10) 1.13 (0.96) 1.22 (1.08) 1.30 (0.99)
 Adjusted diff. in mean 95% CI) 0.02 (−0.18–0.22) Reference −0.01 (− 0.21–0.18) Reference 0.29 (0.01–0.56) Reference −0.08 (− 0.36–0.19) Reference
 P-value 0.84 0.89 0.04 0.54
Product To Source Knowledge Score
 N (baseline and follow-up responses) 224 201 234 191 156 156 160 152
 Baseline Mean (SD) 5.78 (1.79) 5.26 (1.91) 5.57 (1.84) 5.49 (1.90) 7.91 (1.30) 7.65 (1.68) 7.90 (1.43) 7.65 (1.57)
 Follow-up Mean (SD) 5.73 (1.74) 5.68 (1.74) 5.69 (1.77) 5.72 (1.70) 7.82 (1.49) 7.81 (1.69) 7.78 (1.68) 7.85 (1.49)
 Adjusted diff. in mean 95% CI) −0.44 (− 0.38–0.29) Reference −0.04 (− 0.37–0.29) Reference −0.07 (− 0.38–0.23) Reference −0.16 (− 0.48–0.16) Reference
 P-value 0.78 0.79 0.61 0.30
Food Label Knowledge Score
 N (baseline and follow-up responses) 218 198 225 191 188 183 195 176
 Baseline Mean (SD) 0.17 (0.42) 0.20 (0.42) 0.20 (0.44) 0.17 (0.39) 2.17 (1.23) 2.02 (1.26) 2.32 (1.23) 1.85 (1.22)
 Follow-up Mean (SD) 0.46 (0.64) 0.33 (0.58) 0.40 (0.63) 0.40 (0.60) 2.86 (1.27) 2.54 (1.39) 3.14 (1.21) 2.22 (1.31)
 Adjusted diff. in mean 95% CI) 0.15 (0.05–0.25) Reference −0.03 (−0.14–0.07) Reference 0.16 (− 0.24–0.55) Reference 0.70 (0.30–1.10) Reference
 P-value 0.006 0.52 0.41 < 0.01
Total AgriFood Knowledge Score
 N (baseline and follow-up responses) 254 224 269 209 188 183 195 176
 Baseline Mean (SD) 16.09 (4.84) 14.38 (4.22) 15.07 (4.84) 15.57 (4.34) 29.80 (5.41) 28.25 (5.20) 29.02 (5.11) 29.05 (5.63)
 Follow-up Mean (SD) 17.31 (5.25) 16.65 (4.04) 17.07 (5.10) 16.99 (4.22) 30.75 (5.95) 29.31 (6.19) 30.53 (5.95) 29.49 (6.24)
 Adjusted diff. in mean 95% CI) 0.42 (−1.44–2.27) Reference .04 (−1.66–1.74) Reference 0.39 (−1.46–2.24) Reference 1.00 (−0.90–2.90) Reference
 P-value 0.64 0.96 0.66 0.27
  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
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