Table 4.
Comparison of the nutritional characteristics of the parents in the control group (CG) and the intervention group (IG) at baseline. EniM study (nutritional intervention study among children from Mataró), Spain
| CG (n 72) | IG (n 67) | Total (n 139) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | sd | Mean | sd | Mean | sd | P | |
| Adherence to the Mediterranean diet | |||||||
| Fourteen-Item Test* | 6·6 | 1·9 | 6·4 | 1·7 | 6·5 | 1·8 | 0·50 |
| Gerber index (MDQI)† | 56·5 | 13·3 | 56·3 | 14·0 | 56·4 | 13·6 | 0·91 |
| Food consumption (servings/d)‡ | |||||||
| Potatoes, rice, bread, wholewheat bread and pasta | 2·9 | 1·5 | 3·1 | 1·5 | 3·0 | 1·5 | 0·36 |
| Vegetables and garden produce | 2·5 | 1·4 | 2·7 | 1·5 | 2·6 | 1·4 | 0·64 |
| Fruit | 2·3 | 2·3 | 2·1 | 1·2 | 2·2 | 1·8 | 0·39 |
| Olive oil | 2·1 | 1·6 | 1·8 | 1·1 | 2·0 | 1·4 | 0·22 |
| Milk and derivatives | 2·1 | 1·2 | 2·2 | 1·4 | 2·2 | 1·3 | 0·67 |
| Fish | 0·6 | 0·3 | 0·6 | 0·3 | 0·6 | 0·3 | 0·29 |
| Lean meat | 0·6 | 0·4 | 0·5 | 0·3 | 0·6 | 0·3 | 0·50 |
| Poultry | 0·4 | 0·2 | 0·5 | 0·2 | 0·4 | 0·2 | 0·26 |
| Eggs | 0·3 | 0·1 | 0·3 | 0·2 | 0·3 | 0·2 | 0·40 |
| Legumes | 0·3 | 0·1 | 0·3 | 0·1 | 0·3 | 0·1 | 0·95 |
| Nuts | 0·2 | 0·2 | 0·2 | 0·3 | 0·2 | 0·3 | 0·45 |
| Sausages and fatty meats | 0·7 | 0·4 | 0·8 | 0·4 | 0·8 | 0·4 | 0·70 |
| Sweets, snacks, soft drinks | 1·5 | 1·3 | 1·5 | 1·3 | 1·5 | 1·3 | 0·88 |
| Butter, margarine and industrial bakery products | 0·8 | 0·8 | 0·9 | 0·8 | 0·8 | 0·8 | 0·89 |
| Drinking-water | 4·4 | 2·2 | 4·2 | 2·0 | 4·3 | 2·1 | 0·54 |
| Beer or wine | 0·6 | 1·5 | 0·3 | 0·5 | 0·4 | 1·2 | 0·17 |
| Daily intakes of macro- and micronutrients | |||||||
| Energy (kJ) | 9275 | 2544 | 9012 | 2640 | 9150 | 2586 | 0·55 |
| Saturated fats (g) | 30·1 | 10·1 | 29·6 | 12·3 | 29·9 | 11·1 | 0·78 |
| Monounsaturated fats (g) | 40·3 | 14·6 | 38·0 | 13·5 | 39·2 | 14·1 | 0·34 |
| Polyunsaturated fats (g) | 16·6 | 7·4 | 15·1 | 6·2 | 15·8 | 6·8 | 0·20 |
| Sugars (g) | 112·2 | 49·6 | 108·2 | 45·5 | 110·2 | 47·6 | 0·62 |
| Polysaccharides (g) | 118·6 | 43·5 | 121·9 | 44·2 | 120·2 | 43·7 | 0·66 |
| Alcohol (g) | 4·6 | 12·3 | 2·4 | 4·1 | 3·5 | 9·3 | 0·17 |
| Vegetable protein (g) | 32·6 | 11·2 | 32·0 | 10·4 | 32·3 | 10·8 | 0·75 |
| Animal protein (g) | 69·4 | 20·8 | 69·5 | 18·9 | 69·5 | 19·8 | 0·99 |
| Cholesterol (mg) | 320·2 | 118·9 | 318·6 | 93·4 | 319·4 | 107·0 | 0·93 |
| Ca (mg) | 1076·6 | 416·9 | 1096·5 | 464·4 | 1086·2 | 438·9 | 0·79 |
| Vitamin D (ergocalciferol and cholecalciferol; µg) | 3·7 | 1·9 | 3·2 | 1·9 | 3·5 | 1·9 | 0·20 |
| Vitamin C (ascorbic and dehydroascorbic acid; mg) | 212·7 | 138·7 | 201·6 | 97·3 | 207·4 | 120·2 | 0·59 |
MDQI, Mediterranean Diet Quality Index.
*
The possible score ranges from 0 (null adherence) to 14 (total adherence).
†
Expressed as %. 0=null adherence and 100=maximum adherence. Adherence >50 % considered good.
‡
Groups of foods and servings according to the Spanish Society of Community Nutrition (SENC).