Table 4 Eating behaviour changes from baseline to six months in the intervention group
Competition intervention group behaviour objectives | Baseline ± Standard Deviation (n) | 6 Months ± Standard Deviation (n) | Median difference Related-Samples Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test p Value |
|---|---|---|---|
fruit servings per day | 1.8 ± 1.0 (n = 127) | 2.6 ± 1.7 (n = 62) | 0.000 * (n = 61) |
days eating vegetables per week | 4.9 ± 1.8 (n = 119) | 5.9 ± 1.5 (n = 60) | 0.005* (n = 55) |
vegetable servings per day | 2.3 ± 1.4 (n = 124) | 2.9 ± 1.9 (n = 60) | 0.166 (n = 56) |
butter/margarine/meat fat portion size | 2.5 ± 1.2 (n = 122) | 1.7 ± 1.1 (n = 57) | 0.000* (n = 55) |
times eating low fat meals in last week | 2.6 ± 1.0 (n = 122) | 2.0 ± 0.9 (n = 57) | 0.000* (n = 54) |
times eating fast food in last week | 2.8 ± 1.6 (n = 125) | 1.8 ± 1.5 (n = 61) | 0.000* (n = 59) |
times drank sugar-added drinks | 2.5 ± 1.9 (n = 124) | 1.2 ± 1.4 (n = 61) | 0.000* (n = 60) |
unflavoured water (litres) per usual day | 1.3 ± 1.0 (n = 128) | 1.8 ± 1.0 (n = 62) | 0.005* (n = 61) |
times eating sweets in last week | 3.0 ± 1.8 (n = 125) | 2.1 ± 2.0 (n = 60) | 0.001* (n = 58) |
times eating breakfast in last week | 4.6 ± 2.3 (n = 126) | 4.9 ± 2.4 (n = 60) | 0.855 (n = 59) |