Table 2 Overview of significant intervention effects on self-reported lifestyle behaviors
|  |  | Total number of observations (n) | Group | Baseline Mean (SD) | Mid-intervention Mean (SD) | Post-intervention Mean (SD) | Time x condition (F-value) | Baseline – Mid-intervention β(SE) | Baseline – Post-intervention β(SE) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Parents | |||||||||
 All countries | Water (glasses/day) | 5299 | I | 4.6 (1.90) | 4.9 (1.71) | 4.8 (1.72) | 3.24* | 0.20 (0.08) * | 0.12 (0.09) |
SC | 4.5 (1.94) | 4.5 (1.90) | 4.5 (1.88) | ||||||
F&V (portions/day) | 5341 | I | 2.7 (1.86) | 3.0 (1.94) | 3.1 (2.03) | 3.31* | 0.25 (0.10) * | 0.14 (0.10) | |
SC | 2.6 (1.84) | 2.7 (1.92) | 2.9 (1.90) | ||||||
 Belgium | Water (glasses/day) | 846 | I | 3.8 (2.17) | 4.5 (1.83) | 4.9 (1.77) | 6.28** | 0.73 (0.24) ** | 0.72 (0.25) ** |
SC | 3.8 (2.13) | 3.8 (2.01) | 4.0 (1.88) | ||||||
MVPA (days of 30 mins MVPA/day) | 869 | I | 3.9 (2.34) | 4.2 (2.14) | 4.3 (2.16) | 3.87* | −0.11 (0.28) | 0.72 (0.30) * | |
SC | 3.9 (2.28) | 4.1 (2.22) | 4.0 (2.22) | ||||||
 Finland | Sweets (portions/ /day) | 837 | I | 0.5 (0.49) | 0.4 (0.31) | 0.4 (0.38) | 2.09 | −0.09 (0.05) * | −0.03 (0.05) |
SC | 0.5 (0.38) | 0.5 (0.38) | 0.5 (0.40) | ||||||
 Greece | Water (glasses/day) | 1156 | I | 4.6 (1.82) | 4.9 (1.71) | 4.8 (1.76) | 0.65 | 0.30 (0.14) * | 0.26 (0.15) |
SC | 4.6 (1.91) | 4.6 (1.84) | 4.6 (1.93) | ||||||
 Spain | Sweets (portions/day) | 1033 | I | 0.7 (0.90) | 0.5 (0.71) | 0.4 (0.61) | 3.66* | −0.21 (0.10) * | −0.26 (0.12) * |
SC | 0.5 (0.52) | 0.5 (0.95) | 0.5 (0.69) | ||||||
 Hungary | Soft drink and juices containing sugar (glasses/day) | 452 | I | 0.8 (1.48) | 0.9 (1.75) | 0.4 (0.80) | 3.48* | 0.69 (0.29) * | 0.67 (0.35) |
SC | 1.3 (2.17) | 0.5 (1.37) | 0.3 (0.37) | ||||||
Children | |||||||||
 All countries | Consumption of sweets | 5306 | I | 0.8 (0.89) | 0.7 (0.77) | 0.6 (0.66) | 5.13** | −0.05 (0.04) | −0.13 (0.04)** |
SC | 0.8 (0.84) | 0.7 (0.75) | 0.8 (0.77) | ||||||
MVPA (days of 60 min MPA/day) | 5357 | I | 5.2 (1.68) | 5.7 (1.44) | 5.6 (1.49) | 3.37* | 0.20 (0.08) * | 0.17 (0.09) | |
SC | 5.2 (1.68) | 5.5 (1.60) | 5.4 (1.53) | ||||||
 Belgium | F&V (portions/day) | 868 | I | 2.5 (1.32) | 2.8 (1.35) | 3.0 (1.32) | 5.43** | 0.44 (0.16) ** | 0.47 (0.17) ** |
SC | 2.6 (1.26) | 2.5 (1.06) | 2.7 (1.31) | ||||||
 Finland | MVPA (in days of 60 mins MVPA/day) | 891 | I | 5.7 (1.36) | 6.0 (1.24) | 5.6 (1.49) | 4.52* | 0.48 (0.17) ** | 0.12 (0.17) |
SC | 5.8 (1.31) | 5.6 (1.42) | 5.5 (1.44) | ||||||
 Spain | Sweets (portions/day) | 1038 | I | 0.8 (0.86) | 0.6 (0.59) | 0.5 (0.66) | 5.45** | −0.21 (0.10) * | −0.33 (0.10) ** |
SC | 0.7 (0.56) | 0.7 (0.85) | 0.8 (0.84) | ||||||
Soft drinks and juices containing sugar (glasses/day) | 1019 | I | 0.4 (0.75) | 0.1 (0.35) | 0.2 (0.70) | 2.24 | 0.10 (−0.17) * | −0.07 (0.09) | |
SC | 0.3 (0.47) | 0.2 (0.63) | 0.2 (0.56) | ||||||
 Hungary | Soft drinks and juices containing sugar (glasses/day) | 454 | I | 1.1 (1.75) | 1.1 (1.82) | 0.8 (1.07) | 3.16* | 0.75 (0.30) * | 0.22 (0.36) |
SC | 1.1 (1.98) | 0.4 (0.84) | 0.8 (1.06) | ||||||