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. 2010 Sep 28;41(1):104–118. doi: 10.1007/s12160-010-9231-3

Table 1.

Observed means and standard deviations (SD) of primary outcome measures per time point and groupa

Primary outcomes Baseline (mean ± SD) Intermediate survey (week 25, mean ± SD) Follow-up 1 (week 47, mean ± SD) Follow-up 2 (week 73, mean ± SD)
PA (hours/week) TPC 4.86 ± 3.98 (n = 400) 6.92 ± 5.40 (n = 376) 6.85 ± 5.22 (n = 266) 5.73 ± 4.70 (n = 272)
TMI 4.84 ± 3.96 (n = 404) 6.75 ± 5.17 (n = 369) 5.67 ± 4.43 (n = 307) 5.58 ± 4.49 (n = 302)
Combined 4.31 ± 3.73 (n = 401) 6.69 ± 5.19 (n = 370) 6.13 ± 4.40 (n = 285) 5.91 ± 4.55 (n = 285)
Control 4.61 ± 3.63 (n = 404) 5.92 ± 4.70 (n = 392) 5.32 ± 4.53 (n = 331) 5.37 ± 4.53 (n = 327)
Fruit intake (servings/day) TPC 2.16 ± 1.69 (n = 380) 2.90 ± 1.76 (n = 376) 3.02 ± 2.22 (n = 267) 2.68 ± 1.81 (n = 272)
TMI 2.04 ± 1.55 (n = 386) 2.90 ± 1.65 (n = 369) 2.78 ± 2.12 (n = 307) 2.30 ± 1.58 (n = 302)
Combined 2.04 ± 1.63 (n = 385) 2.59 ± 1.69 (n = 369) 2.70 ± 2.09 (n = 284) 2.28 ± 1.59 (n = 285)
Control 2.10 ± 1.69 (n = 391) 2.57 ± 1.64 (n = 392) 2.36 ± 1.87 (n = 326) 2.09 ± 1.58 (n = 327)
Vegetable intake (grams/day) TPC 166 ± 88 (n = 400) 191 ± 81 (n = 376) 205 ± 96 (n = 267) 187 ± 92 (n = 272)
TMI 164 ± 81 (n = 406) 190 ± 75 (n = 369) 183 ± 86 (n = 310) 175 ± 88 (n = 302)
Combined 163 ± 81 (n = 404) 181 ± 79 (n = 370) 188 ± 86 (n = 290) 174 ± 85 (n = 285)
Control 167 ± 80 (n = 404) 183 ± 80 (n = 392) 176 ± 83 (n = 332) 164 ± 81 (n = 327)

PA physical activity, TPC tailored print communication, TMI telephone motivational interviewing, Combined combination of TPC and TMI

aThe reported values are raw, i.e., untransformed scores