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Table 2 Pre- and post-intervention changes in the stages of change for fat consumption according to pseudo-maintenance classification

From: Mistaken perception of lipid intake and its effects: a randomized trial

Movement in stages

PMa – no

PMa – yes

p value

n

Percent

n

Percent

Usual care group

 Progressionb

7

43.8

9

64.3

0.516c

 No changed

3

18.7

2

14.3

 

 Regressione

6

37.5

3

21.4

 

Transtheoretical Model-intervention group

 Progressionb

4

19.0

11

57.9

0.031c

 No changed

10

47.6

6

31.6

 

 Regressione

7

33.3

2

10.5

 
  1. a PM pseudo-maintenance; bProgression: participants at baseline who progressed to “upper” stages of change at post-intervention; cPearson χ 2 test; dNo change: participants at baseline who were in the same stage of change post-intervention; eRegression: participants at baseline who regressed to “lower” stages of change post-intervention