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Table 1 Summary of results comparing PHP to control by total meat-dish weight, rate at which patrons selected meat, and average meat-dish serving weight

From: Effects of an educational planetary plate graphic on meat consumption in a Stanford University dining hall: a randomized controlled trial

Outcome measure

Difference between PHP and control

Statistical significance by CI or IRR

Difference in total meat-dish weight between PHP patrons and control patrons

-1.54 kg

95% CI (-4.41 kg to 1.33 kg), P = 0.19

Difference in the rate at which patrons took meat-dish servings between PHP and control phases

-20%

IRR 0.80 (95% CI 0.71–0.91), P < 0.001

Difference in average meat-dish serving weight between PHP patrons and control patrons

 + 0.03 kg

95% CI (-0.004 kg to 0.06 kg), P = 0.07

Difference in total meat-dish weight between PHP patrons and control patrons—Excluding days potentially displaying different meat cut size

-2.63 kg

95% CI (-4.06 kg to -1.2 kg), P = 0.03

Difference in the rate at which patrons took meat-dish servings between PHP and control phases—Excluding days potentially displaying different meat cut size

-13%

IRR 0.87 (95% CI 0.72 to 1.05), P = 0.14

Difference in average meat-dish serving weight between PHP patrons and control patrons—Excluding days potentially displaying different meat cut size

 + 0.01 kg

95% CI (0.11 kg to 0.14 kg). P = 0.40

  1. For continuous outcomes (total meat weight and average meat serving weight), pairwise differences were calculated and a t-test conducted on those differences. For the count outcome (number of meat-dish servings), a Poisson generalized linear model was used to estimate the intervention effect as an IRR and upon which t-tests were then conducted
  2. CI Confidence Interval, IRR incidence rate ratio, PHP planetary health plate