Table 2 Effectiveness of nutrition education on primary and secondary outcomes (n = 226)
Variables | Characteristics | Intervention group (n = 113) | Control group(n = 113) | p-value†| Difference in difference (DID) | p-value‡ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | (95% CI) | ||||
Nutrition knowledge score | Baseline | 6.59 (2.04) | 6.50 (1.76) | 0.72 | 1.80 (1.11 − 2.49) | < 0.001 |
Follow-up | 8.69 (2.05) | 6.81 (1.60) | < 0.001 | |||
Change | 2.10 (0.55) | 0.31 (0.54) | < 0.001 | |||
Nutrition attitude score | ||||||
Emotional eating | Baseline | 2.70 (1.43) | 2.17 (1.41) | < 0.001 | 0.98 (0.42–1.54) | < 0.001 |
Follow-up | 3.75 (1.74) | 2.47 (1.44) | < 0.001 | |||
Change | 1.05 (0.65) | 0.30 (0.46) | < 0.001 | |||
Uncontrolled eating | Baseline | 9.86 (3.87) | 9.46 (3.80) | 0.43 | 3.60 (2.10–5.09) | < 0.001 |
Follow-up | 13.46 (4.64) | 9.81 (3.68) | < 0.001 | |||
Change | 3.59 (1.43) | 0.34 (0.49) | < 0.001 | |||
Cognitive restrain | Baseline | 2.91 (1.82) | 3.34 (1.84) | 0.07 | 2.26 (1.51–3.01) | < 0.001 |
Follow-up | 5.17 (2.51) | 3.67 (1.85) | < 0.001 | |||
Change | 2.26 (1.18) | 0.32 (0.47) | < 0.001 | |||
pro-Healthy Diet Index (pHDI) | Baseline | 2.94 (1.75) | 2.99 (1.47) | 0.80 | 0.44 (-0.14-1.04) | 0.14 |
Follow-up | 3.37 (1.70) | 3.03 (1.54) | 0.11 | |||
Change | 0.43 (0.37) | 0.03 (0.22) | < 0.001 | |||