Table 4.
Baseline and follow-up lifestyle behaviour outcomes, by treatment group
| Control group | Phone group | Internet group | ||||||
| Baseline | Follow-up | Baseline | Follow-up | Change vs. control (95% CI) | Baseline | Follow-up | Change vs. control (95% CI) | |
| Diet | n = 261 | n = 263 | n = 263 | |||||
| Fat (SD), score/day | 18.6 (6.2) | 16.7 (5.9) | 18.6 (5.9) | 15.7 (5.5) | -1.0* (-1.7; -0.2) | 18.0 (6.3) | 15.6 (5.9) | -0.7 (-1.4; 0.04) |
| Vegetablesa (IQR), g/day | 143 (100; 193) | 143 (100; 193) | 136 (93; 193) | 143 (100; 193) | 9 (-1; 20) | 129 (86; 171) | 129 (100; 186) | -2 (-12; 9) |
| ≥ 200 g veg./day, No (%) | 54 (20.7) | 56 (21.5) | 50 (19.0) | 56 (21.3) | - | 47 (17.9) | 48 (18.3) | - |
| Fruita (IQR), piecesb/day | 1.6 (1.0; 2.6) | 1.9 (1.0; 2.9) | 1.7 (0.9; 2.6) | 2.0 (1.3; 2.6) | 0.2 (-0.02; 0.4) | 1.6 (0.9; 2.4) | 1.7 (1.3; 2.4) | -0.04 (-0.2; 0.2) |
| ≥ 2 pieces fruit/day, No (%) | 96 (36.8) | 109 (41.8) | 100 (38.0) | 114 (43.3) | - | 90(34.2) | 104 (39.5) | - |
| Physical activity | n = 260 | N = 263 | n = 263 | |||||
| Total PAa (IQR), METmins./wk. | 6114 (3273; 8755) | 5940 (3596; 9141) | 5895 (3250; 8690) | 6875 (4645; 9483) | 866* (203; 1530) | 6060 (3240; 8355) | 7080 (4260; 9145) | 431 (-233; 1095) |
| ≥ 30 mins./5 days a week, No (%) | 91 (35.0) | 100 (38.5) | 83 (31.6) | 131 (49.8) | - | 81 (30.8) | 116 (44.1) | - |
All analyses based on complete data.
aMedian, bOne piece or portion of fruit approximates 100 grams.
IQR = interquartile range, PA = physical activity, * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001