Table 2.
Before | Immediately after | Difference between before & immediately after course | 6 months after | Difference between before & 6 months after course | Difference between immediately after & 6 months after course | |||||||
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Mean | 95 % CI | Mean | 95 % CI | Mean | 95 % CI | Mean | 95 % CI | Mean | 95 % CI | Mean | 95 % CI | |
Portions of F&V/d† | ||||||||||||
n 795§ | 2·7 | 2·6, 2·8 | 3·4 | 3·3, 3·5 | 0·6*** | 0·6, 0·7 | – | – | ||||
n 462|| | 2·7 | 2·5, 2·8 | 3·4 | 3·3, 3·5 | 0·7*** | 0·6, 0·8 | 4·1 | 4·0, 4·3 | 1·5*** | 1·3, 1·6 | 0·7*** | 0·6, 0·8 |
Frequency of snacks/d† | ||||||||||||
n 795§ | 2·0 | 1·9, 2·1 | 1·7 | 1·6, 1·8 | −0·4*** | −0·4, −0·3 | – | – | ||||
n 462|| | 2·0 | 1·9, 2·1 | 1·6 | 1·5, 1·8 | −0·4*** | −0·5, −0·2 | 1·1 | 1·0, 1·2 | −0·9*** | −1·0, −0·8 | −0·5*** | −0·6, −0·4 |
Cooking confidence score‡ | ||||||||||||
n 795§ | 2·7 | 2·6, 2·8 | 4·1 | 4·0, 4·2 | 1·4*** | 1·3, 1·5 | – | – | ||||
n 462|| | 2·7 | 2·6, 2·8 | 4·1 | 4·1, 4·2 | 1·4*** | 1·3, 1·6 | 4·4 | 4·4, 4·5 | 1·7*** | 1·6, 1·9 | 0·3*** | 0·2, 0·4 |
F&V, fruit and vegetables.
***P<0·001.
Where portions of F&V and number of snacks consumed were ‘7+’, these were counted as ‘7’ in the analyses.
Participants were asked to score their confidence in cooking between 0 and 5.
For all 795 MoF participants who completed the course and the questionnaires before and immediately after the course.
For 462 MoF participants who completed questionnaires at three time points.