Table 4.
Differences in Achievement of Behavioral Outcome Targets by Newsletter Group
Tailored Newsletter Group (n= 115) | Target Achievement Generic Newsletter Group (n= 110) | Difference | ||||
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Behavioral Outcome Target | n | % | n | % | χ2 | p |
Healthy Eating | ||||||
At least 2 servings of fruit daily | ||||||
Baseline | 37 | 32.2 | 37 | 33.6 | 0.01 | .927 |
6 months | 64 | 55.7 | 49 | 44.5 | 2.35 | .125 |
12 months | 52 | 45.2 | 28 | 25.5 | 8.74 | .003* |
At least 3 servings of vegetables daily | ||||||
Baseline | 67 | 58.3 | 59 | 53.6 | 0.32 | .573 |
6 months | 84 | 73.0 | 68 | 61.8 | 2.74 | .098 |
12 months | 79 | 68.7 | 54 | 49.1 | 8.15 | .004* |
At least 3 servings of whole grains daily | ||||||
Baseline | 8 | 7.0 | 2 | 1.8 | 2.39 | .122 |
6 months | 8 | 7.0 | 6 | 5.5 | 0.04 | .849 |
12 months | 2 | 1.7 | 3 | 2.7 | 0.00 | .960 |
Not >30 % calories from fat daily | ||||||
Baseline | 15 | 13.0 | 8 | 7.3 | 1.46 | .227 |
6 months | 17 | 14.8 | 13 | 11.8 | 0.21 | .647 |
12 months | 21 | 18.3 | 7 | 6.4 | 6.25 | .012* |
<10% calories from saturated fat daily | ||||||
Baseline | 39 | 33.9 | 22 | 20.0 | 4.83 | .028* |
6 months | 45 | 39.1 | 40 | 36.4 | 0.08 | .772 |
12 months | 44 | 38.3 | 30 | 27.3 | 2.60 | .107 |
Physical Activity - At least 150 mins. of moderate or greater intensity activity weekly | ||||||
Baseline | 52 | 45.2 | 45 | 40.9 | 0.27 | .605 |
6 months | 79 | 68.7 | 71 | 64.5 | 0.27 | .604 |
12 months | 73 | 63.5 | 58 | 52.7 | 2.25 | .134 |
At least 210 min of moderate or greater intensity activity weekly | ||||||
Baseline | 42 | 36.5 | 35 | 31.8 | 0.36 | .547 |
6 months | 67 | 58.3 | 64 | 58.2 | 0.00 | .999 |
12 months | 63 | 54.8 | 43 | 39.1 | 4.94 | .026* |