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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Feb 14.
Published in final edited form as: Infant Child Adolesc Nutr. 2009 Feb;1(1):37–44. doi: 10.1177/1941406408326991

Table 3.

Responses Given on Exit Interview by Body Mass Index (BMI) Change

Median (Q1–Q2)
Question Loss in BMI
z Score (n = 14)
No Loss in BMI
z Score (n = 14)
P Value
1. I would recommend this program to my friends. 8.0 (5.0–9.0) 7.5 (5.0–9.0) .89
2. I was able to adhere to eating the foods outlined by my meal plan. 8.5 (6.0–9.0) 6.0 (5.0–8.0) .02
3. I enjoyed the groups. 8.0 (8.0–9.0) 8.0 (5.0–10.0) .86
4. It was difficult for me to bring the shakes to school. 1.0 (1.0–6.0) 4.5 (2.0–9.0) .05
5. I felt embarrassed drinking the shakes around my friends and fellow classmates. 1.0 (1.0–2.0) 5.5 (1.0–9.0) .06
6. I felt that the shakes and groups helped me. 9.0 (7.0–9.0) 8.0 (4.0–10.0) .45
7. If I had the chance to participate in this program again I would. 9.0 (5.0–9.0) 7.5 (4.0–10.0) .80
n (%) n (%) P Value
8. What flavor of drink did you enjoy the most?
      Chocolate
      Strawberry
      Vanilla
9 (64)
3 (21)
2 (14)
7 (50)
2 (14)
5 (36)
.58
9. Choose the meals of the day that you most often replaced with our shakes. Circle 2 responses.
      Breakfast
      Lunch
      Snack
      Supper/dinner
14 (100)
8 (57)
2 (14)
2 (14)
14 (100)
4 (29)
3 (21)
3 (21)

.13
.99
.99

Possible response for questions 1 through 7 ranged from 1 = strongly disagree to 10 = strongly agree.