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Table 6 Impact of the Nourish and Engage Interventions on Food Identification, Food Neophilia in both 6–7 and 10–11 year old age groups and Perceived Cooking Competence Scores in 10–11 year old age group

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

Food Identification Score

 N (baseline and follow-up responses)

217

198

225

190

188

183

195

176

 Baseline Mean (SD)

3.92 (1.31)

3.56 (1.66)

3.62 (1.60)

3.90 (1.36)

3.72 (0.92)

3.64 (0.97)

3.74 (1.77)

3.62 (1.03)

 Follow-up Mean (SD)

4.43 (0.99)

4.33 (1.04)

4.37 (1.04)

4.41 (0.98)

3.82 (0.93)

3.87 (0.98)

3.78 (1.62)

3.91 (1.00)

 Adjusted diff. in mean 95% CI)

0.00 (−0.19–0.20)

Reference

0.04 (−0.16–0.24)

Reference

−0.06 (− 0.36–0.24)

Reference

−0.17 (− 0.47–0.14)

Reference

 P-value

0.97

0.67

0.67

0.26

Food Neophilia Score

 N (baseline and follow-up responses)

217

198

225

190

188

183

195

176

 Baseline Mean (SD)

3.08 (1.37)

3.02 (1.49)

3.24 (1.43)

2.83 (1.40)

3.90 (1.78)

3.29 (1.82)

3.67 (1.77)

3.52 (1.88)

Follow-up Mean (SD)

3.42 (1.33)

3.10 (1.41)

3.41 (1.38)

3.08 (1.35)

4.02 (1.61)

3.58 (1.71)

3.83 (1.62)

3.77 (1.73)

 Adjusted diff. in mean 95% CI)

0.27 (0.03–0.51)

Reference

0.07 (−0.16–0.30)

Reference

0.02 (−0.22–0.26)

Reference

−0.04 (− 0.26–0.18)

Reference

 P-value

0.03

0.51

0.89

0.70

Perceived Cooking Competence

 N (baseline and follow-up responses)

–

–

–

–

188

183

195

176

 Baseline Mean (SD)

    

25.29 (15.29)

25.78 (15.10)

25.89 (15.22)

25.14 (15.16)

 Follow-up Mean (SD)

    

26.82 (15.21)

24.08 (15.60)

25.62 (14.97)

25.30 (15.99)

 Adjusted diff. in mean 95% CI)

    

3.21 (0.65–5.77)

Reference

−0.69 (−3.34–1.95)

Reference

P-value

–

–

0.02

0.58

  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