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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jul 10.
Published in final edited form as: Womens Health Issues. 2011 May 4;21(4):265–271. doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2011.03.007

Table 2.

Estimates of Intervention Effects on Behaviors, Weight, and BMI at 6- and 12-Month Follow-up (n = 362)*

6-Month Follow-Up
12-Month Follow-up
Intervention Control Intervention Effect p-Value Intervention Control Intervention Effect p-Value
Odds Ratio (95% CI) Odds Ratio (95% CI)
Reads food labels for nutritional values 42.8% 34.9% 1.97 (1.07, 3.65) .030 36.9% 44.0% 0.70 (0.40, 1.23) .218
Uses daily multivitamin with folic acid 62.9% 43.0% 2.67 (1.56, 4.57) <.001 57.9% 40.5% 2.15 (1.19, 3.88) .011
Meets recommended physical activity level§ 37.0% 40.7% 0.99 (0.57, 1.71) .970 36.9% 39.8% 1.00 (0.57, 1.76) .992
Daily fruit consumption 41.5% 47.7% 0.66 (0.38, 1.16) .153 38.3% 40.5% 0.68 (0.39, 1.21) .190
Daily vegetable consumption 44.7% 40.7% 1.17 (0.67, 2.04) .589 42.1% 40.5% 0.99 (0.57, 1.71) .958
Mean Difference (95% CI) Mean Difference (95% CI)
Weight (in pounds)|| 160.6 (158.7, 162.6) 163.2 (160.5, 166.0) −2.61 (−5.93, 0.71) .123 162.1 (159.5, 164.6) 166.4 (163.4, 169.4) −4.33 (−8.16, −0.49) .027
BMI|| 27.1 (26.7, 27.4) 27.1 (27.1, 28.0) −0.45 (−1.00, 0.10) .110 27.3 (26.9, 27.7) 28.0 (27.5, 28.6) −0.75 (−1.39, −0.11) .021

Abbreviation: CI, confidence interval.

*

All models control for baseline level on the dependent variable, age and educational level (see text).

Model-based estimates.

Defined as all or most of the time versus some of the time, rarely, or never.

§

Defined as ≥30 minutes of moderate or strenuous physical activity on ≥4 days per week.

Defined as ≥1 serving per day in a typical week.

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Adjusted means and confidence intervals. For women pregnant at the time of the 6- or 12-month follow-up interview, weight, and BMI were set to missing. Additional covariate controls for incident pregnancy during follow-up period.