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Table 9 Pre-post changes in dietary intake of individual items, measured in times per day (n = 11)

From: The impact of medically tailored meals and nutrition therapy on biometric and dietary outcomes among food-insecure patients with congestive heart failure: a matched cohort study

Food Group

Timepoint

Mean

Std Dev

Median

Min

Max

N

Difference

S-Statistic

P-Value

Cohen's d

Water

Pre

2.43

0.75

3.00

0.71

3.00

11

0.00

0.00

1.000

0.0000

Post

2.43

0.75

3.00

0.71

3.00

Milk

Pre

0.36

0.67

0.00

0.00

2.00

11

0.66

14.00

0.016

0.7059

Post

1.03

1.14

0.71

0.00

3.00

Milk Alternatives

Pre

0.12

0.31

0.00

0.00

1.00

11

-0.03

-0.05

1.000

-0.0869

Post

0.09

0.30

0.00

0.00

1.00

Fruit (F)

Pre

0.53

0.78

0.29

0.00

2.00

11

0.71

10.50

0.031

0.7105

Post

1.25

1.18

0.71

0.00

3.00

Salad

Pre

0.16

0.15

0.29

0.00

0.29

11

0.06

2.50

0.750

0.3469

Post

0.22

0.22

0.29

0.00

0.71

Fried Potatoes

Pre

0.08

0.14

0.00

0.00

0.29

11

0.03

1.50

1.000

0.1870

Post

0.11

0.15

0.00

0.00

0.29

Non-Fried Potatoes

Pre

0.18

0.15

0.29

0.00

0.29

11

-0.03

-1.50

1.000

-0.1771

Post

0.16

0.15

0.29

0.00

0.29

Vegetables (V)

Pre

0.96

1.17

0.29

0.00

3.00

11

-0.01

0.50

1.000

-0.0111

Post

0.95

0.95

0.29

0.29

3.00

Beans

Pre

0.13

0.15

0.00

0.00

0.29

11

0.18

5.50

0.250

0.7563

Post

0.31

0.30

0.29

0.00

1.00

Pizza

Pre

0.08

0.14

0.00

0.00

0.29

11

0.03

1.00

1.000

0.1870

Post

0.11

0.15

0.00

0.00

0.29

Tacos & Burritos

Pre

0.03

0.09

0.00

0.00

0.29

11

0.00

0.00

1.000

0.0000

Post

0.03

0.09

0.00

0.00

0.29

Heat-and-Serve

Pre

0.29

0.59

0.00

0.00

2.00

11

-0.21

-3.00

0.250

-0.4899

Post

0.08

0.14

0.00

0.00

0.29

Processed Meat

Pre

0.42

0.59

0.29

0.00

2.00

11

-0.08

-0.50

0.938

-0.1580

Post

0.34

0.35

0.29

0.00

1.00

Hamburgers

Pre

0.13

0.15

0.00

0.00

0.29

11

0.00

0.00

1.000

0.0000

Post

0.13

0.15

0.00

0.00

0.29

Fried Chicken

Pre

0.16

0.15

0.29

0.00

0.29

11

-0.03

-1.50

1.000

-0.1741

Post

0.13

0.15

0.00

0.00

0.29

Whole Grain Bread

Pre

0.38

0.58

0.29

0.00

2.00

11

-0.23

-6.50

0.344

-0.5325

Post

0.14

0.23

0.00

0.00

0.71

Cooked Whole Grains

Pre

0.30

0.36

0.29

0.00

1.00

11

-0.16

-5.50

0.313

-0.5173

Post

0.14

0.23

0.00

0.00

0.71

Candy & Chocolates

Pre

0.59

0.98

0.29

0.00

3.00

11

-0.17

-0.50

1.000

-0.1818

Post

0.42

0.89

0.00

0.00

3.00

Frozen Dessert

Pre

0.14

0.31

0.00

0.00

1.00

11

0.27

2.00

0.625

0.4021

Post

0.42

0.91

0.00

0.00

3.00

Cookies & Cakes

Pre

0.28

0.27

0.29

0.00

1.00

11

-0.08

-2.00

0.625

-0.2740

Post

0.20

0.30

0.00

0.00

1.00

Chips

Pre

0.30

0.29

0.29

0.00

0.71

11

-0.19

-7.50

0.063

-0.8338

Post

0.11

0.15

0.00

0.00

0.29

Sugary Cereals

Pre

0.05

0.12

0.00

0.00

0.29

11

0.08

3.00

0.250

0.5839

Post

0.13

0.15

0.00

0.00

0.29

Non-Sugary Cereal

Pre

0.03

0.09

0.00

0.00

0.29

11

0.00

0.00

1.000

0.0000