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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Sep 2.
Published in final edited form as: Nurs Res. 2009 Mar–Apr;58(2):74–85. doi: 10.1097/NNR.0b013e31818fcee1

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
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*