Table 4.
Adjusteda least square means for frequency of fruit and vegetable intake over 8 weeks.
| Measures | Baseline Mean (95% CI) |
Week 4 Mean (95% CI) |
Week 8 Mean (95% CI) |
p-trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fruit juice | 3.04 (2.50, 3.58) | 3.01 (2.40, 3.63) | 3.50 (2.93, 4.07) | 0.229 |
| Fruit | 3.58 (3.12, 4.03) | 3.92 (3.42, 4.42) | 4.15 (3.69, 4.61) | 0.027* |
| Legume | 3.06 (2.53, 3.59) | 2.97 (2.58, 3.36) | 3.17 (2.70, 3.63) | 0.750 |
| Dark green vegetables | 2.81 (2.53, 3.09) | 3.35 (3.03, 3.68) | 3.57 (3.17, 3.97) | <0.001* |
| Orange-colored vegetables | 2.46 (2.10, 2.83) | 2.72 (2.38, 3.06) | 2.71 (2.31, 3.11) | 0.361 |
| Other vegetables | 3.14 (2.77, 3.51) | 3.50 (3.14, 3.86) | 3.71 (3.24, 4.16) | 0.076 |
| Overall | 18.1 (16.3, 19.9) | 19.4 (17.7, 21.1) | 20.6 (19.0, 22.2) | 0.028* |
a
Adjusted for sex, age, race/ethnicity, education, household income, regular gardening engagement, and weekly time spent outdoors; *p < 0.05 indicates a significant linear trend over 8 weeks.