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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Acad Nutr Diet. 2012 Sep 11;112(11):1736–1746. doi: 10.1016/j.jand.2012.06.001

Table 2.

Carbohydrate counting accuracy of control and intervention participants at baseline and follow-up, by individual foods

Qualifiers CHOa estimate accuracy,gb
Food Average
CHO, g
group Baseline Follow-up p-
valuec
p-valued
Cereale 41.6 control −3.7 −3.7 1.00 0.90
intervention −6.0 −5.5 0.86
Milk (with cereal) e 7.9 control 5.7 6.0 0.71 0.19
intervention 4.9 3.4 0.15
Banana 27.0 control −4.4 −2.6 0.22 0.41
intervention −8.3 −4.6 0.023
Mac’n’cheese 45.7 control 0.7 1.3 0.82 0.98
intervention −9.4 −8.7 0.80
Carrots 4.9 control 4.1 3.6 0.71 0.28
intervention 3.3 4.8 0.25
Snack milke 11.4 control 5.0 4.3 0.65 0.38
intervention 3.1 4.4 0.44
Cookiese 30.0 control 0.6 1.1 0.81 0.58
intervention 0.4 −0.7 0.58
Chicken nuggetse 16.0 control 5.3 5.4 0.95 0.77
intervention 3.8 3.2 0.74
Friese 48.0 control −2.9 −4.4 0.49 0.11
intervention −6.3 −2.7 0.11
Barbeque sauce 12.0 control −1.6 −2.6 0.41 0.19
intervention −3.4 −2.1 0.31
Soda 86.0 control −11.2 −8.6 0.60 0.47
intervention −12.8 −15.2 0.62
Goldfish® crackerse 20.5 control 3.1 −1.1 0.032 0.45
intervention 3.2 1.1 0.29
String cheese 0.0 control 5.3 4.1 0.15 0.64
intervention 4.7 3.0 0.042
Eggos® 27.0 control 8.1 5.4 0.24 0.29
intervention 6.7 7.5 0.74
Syrupe 12.6 control 12.4 12.7 0.93 0.62
intervention 13.6 12.2 0.55
Orange juicee 23.8 control 5.2 3.4 0.41 0.60
intervention 3.1 2.9 0.94
Burger 0.0 control 2.7 3.1 0.59 0.040
intervention 4.3 2.8 0.021
Bun 26.1 control −0.7 −3.4 0.085 0.75
intervention −0.7 −2.7 0.21
Chipse 16.1 control 6.8 6.0 0.63 0.29
intervention 4.7 6.4 0.32
Milke 11.9 control 3.8 3.0 0.54 0.96
intervention 2.2 1.5 0.61
Spaghetti 35.8 control 9.1 12.5 0.32 0.54
intervention 3.3 9.8 0.075
Marinara 11.7 control 1.6 1.5 0.95 0.68
intervention −1.9 −1.0 0.61
Broccoli 2.9 control 4.1 3.4 0.37 0.014
intervention 2.9 5.0 0.011
Snapple®e 2.0 control 0.9 0.9 0.99 0.79
intervention 0.1 −0.2 0.70
Bread 30.0 control −0.9 −2.0 0.38 0.40
intervention −3.1 −2.7 0.76
Peanut butter 7.0 control 4.0 3.7 0.83 0.31
intervention 2.0 3.3 0.23
Jelly 13.0 control 4.2 4.3 0.94 0.77
intervention 3.8 4.6 0.63
Apple 21.8 control 0.2 1.2 0.36 0.81
intervention −1.4 −0.8 0.59
Browniee 40.0 control 4.8 2.3 0.39 0.11
intervention −0.9 3.4 0.17
a

CHO = carbohydrate;

b

accuracy was defined as a difference between actual and estimated CHO;

c

significance of change between baseline and follow-up accuracy within the group, adjusted for age, gender, and diabetes duration;

d

significance of the overall intervention effect;

e

Foods presented with nutrition labels in study visit