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Table 2 Home characteristics associated with energy and protein provision from menus

From: Nutritional quality of regular and pureed menus in Canadian long term care homes: an analysis of the Making the Most of Mealtimes (M3) project

 

Energy

Protein

Regular Texture Menu

Pureed Texture Menu

Regular Texture Menu

Pureed Texture Menu

kcal per day

Test Statistic

P-value

kcal per day

Test Statistic

P-value

grams per day

Test Statistic

P-value

grams per day

Test Statistic

P-value

Home Sector, % (n)

For-profit

31.2 (10)

2255.2 (381.2)

5.3 a

<0.0001

2023.5 (422.0)

4.6 a

<0.0001

95.3 (18.7)

4.5 a

<0.0001

89.1 (16.2)

3.6 a

0.0005

Non-profit

68.8 (22)

1968.9 (372.2)

  

1699.7 (511.5)

  

82.5 (20.4)

  

79.0 (25.6)

  

Number of beds per LTC home, median (IQR)

126.0 (87.5–190.0)

2058.4 (397.1)

0.2 b

0.006

1800.9 (507.2)

0.1 b

0.44

86.5 (20.7)

0.2 b

0.02b

82.2 (23.6)

0.1 b

0.05

Menu cycle length in weeks, % (n)

 3 weeksd

40.6 (13)

2109.5 (419.0) g

8.2 c

<0.0001

1767.6 (484.2) f,g

11.4 c

<0.0001

84.0 (19.0) g

8.9 c

<0.0001

79.5 (20.2) f,g

12.3 c

<0.0001

 4 weekse

40.6 (13)

2035.9 (370.4) g

  

1805.9 (404.8) f,g

  

90.2 (22.2) g

  

85.1 (21.8) g

  

 5 weeksf

12.5 (4)

2187.6 (302.6) g

  

2159.6 (678.5) d,e,g

  

94.0 (16.3) g

  

95.7 (30.5) g

  

 6 weeksg

6.3 (2)

1613.5 (281.1) d,e,f

  

1266.7 (326.2) d,e,f

  

64.2 (11.5) d,e,f

  

53.8 (9.1) d,e,f

  

Last full revision of the menu, % (n)

  < 6 monthsh

75.0 (24)

2088.5 (389.5) k

12.1 c

<0.0001

1776.3 (473.3) i,k

16.2 c

<0.0001

87.4 (21.2) k

6.2 c

0.0004

81.8 (22.1) k

11.2 c

<0.0001

 6–12 monthsi

18.8 (6)

2111.9 (323.6) k

  

2106.2 (477.2) h,j,k

  

89.9 (17.2) k

  

91.8 (24.6) k

  

 13–18 monthsj

3.1 (1)

1790.8 (182.0)

  

1437.4 (200.0) i

  

74.5 (11.3)

  

75.0 (13.3)

  

  > 18 monthsk

3.1 (1)

1282.1 (243.3) h,i

  

921.1 (60.7) h,i

  

57.5 (8.6) h,i

  

40.6 (3.0) h,i

  

Dietitian time (hours per week), median (IQR)

17.0 (13.0–22.5)

2058.4 (397.1)

0.1 b

0.07

1800.9 (507.2)

−0.1 b

0.13

86.5 (20.7)

0.1 b

0.43

82.2 (23.6)

−0.02 b

0.79

Raw food cost ($ per resident/day), median (IQR) *

7.7 (7.1–8.3)

2067.0 (383.3)

0.1 b

0.08

1817.0 (491.2)

0.2 b

0.001

87.2 (20.7)

−0.1 b

0.28

83.1 (23.4)

0.1 b

0.41

Proportion of commercial food, median (IQR)

17.5 (10–30)

2058.4 (397.1)

0.2 b

0.005

1800.9 (507.2)

0.04 b

0.52

86.5 (20.7)

−0.1 b

0.15

82.2 (23.6)

−0.1 b

0.31

  1. Statistical tests were performed to compare home characteristics with energy and protein provision from the regular and pureed texture menus among the 32 LTC homes from four provinces
  2. Total n = 32, where * n = 27
  3. Abbreviations: kcal kilocalorie, IQR interquartile range
  4. aStatistical value is a t-value based on a Student’s t-test
  5. bStatistical value is a Pearson correlation coefficient
  6. cANOVA was performed and statistical value is a F-value
  7. d, e, f, g, h, i, j, kValues with different superscripts indicate a significant difference at p < 0.01
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