Table 4.

Gender comparison of the mean difference of food groups intake after dietetic intervention.

	Daily servings				Days/week
	Boys (n = 55)	Girls (n = 46)	95% CI*	P value	Boys (n = 55)	Girls (n = 46)	95% CI*	P value
Fruits	0.73 ± 2.75	1.2 ± 2.78	(−1.56, 0.62)	0.40	0.29 ± 1.51	0.41 ± 1.05	(−0.64, 0.40)	0.65
Vegetables	0.27 ± 2.76	0.54 ± 2.64	(−1.34, 0.80)	0.62	−0.02 ± 1.11	0.40 ± 0.85	(−0.81, −0.02)	0.04
Whole grains	0.00 ± 0.38	0.04 ± 0.46	(−0.21, 0.12)	0.61	−1.55 ± 4.25	−1.59 ± 3.46	(−1.50, 1.59)	0.96
Beans and peas	−0.82 ± 2.55	−0.61 ± 2.71	(−1.25, 0.83)	0.69	−0.88 ± 1.16	−0.89 ± 1.30	(−0.47, 0.49)	0.97
Meats
Fish/poultry	0.56 ± 2.75	1.04 ± 2.63	(−1.55, 0.59)	0.38	−0.29 ± 2.08	−0.46 ± 1.63	(−0.56, 0.89)	0.66
Processed meats	−0.96 ± 2.61	−1.54 ± 2.34	(−0.40, 1.56)	0.25	−0.93 ± 1.79	−0.95 ± 1.89	(−0.70, 0.74)	0.96
Dairy
Cheese	−0.11 ± 2.88	−0.52 ± 2.62	(−0.685, 1.51)	0.46	−0.31 ± 1.87	−0.07 ± 1.41	(−0.89, 0.40)	0.46
Whole fat milk	−0.31 ± 2.64	0.04 ± 2.76	(−1.42, 0.71)	0.52	−0.66 ± 1.36	−0.38 ± 0.85	(−0.72, 0.16)	0.21
Fats
Oils	0.03 ± 0.60	0.61 ± 1.86	(−1.14, 0.00)	0.05	−2.59 ± 1.76	−2.11 ± 2.43	(−1.31, 0.34)	0.25
Saturated fat	−1.06 ± 3.08	−1.12 ± 2.04	(−0.96, 1.07)	0.91	−0.53 ± 1.44	−0.9 ± 1.26	(−0.15, 0.90)	0.17
Sweets
Sweets	−1.15 ± 4.18	−0.41 ± 3.51	(−2.27, 0.81)	0.35	−0.36 ± 2.28	−0.65 ± 2.06	(−0.57, 1.15)	0.51
Sugar sweetened beverages	−2.13 ± 3.30	−2.57 ± 3.36	(−0.88, 1.75)	0.51	−1.53 ± 2.28	−1.18 ± 1.81	(−1.16, 0.48)	0.41
Fast food
Fast food meals	0.11 ± 0.79	0.07 ± 1.04	(−0.31, 0.40)	0.81	−0.46 ± 1.54	−0.17 ± 1.25	(−0.85, 0.27)	0.31
Chips, French fries	−1.02 ± 2.59	−1.7 ± 2.92	(−0.41, 1.76)	0.22	−0.44 ± 1.32	−0.47 ± 1.19	(−0.46, 0.53)	0.90
Desserts, refined grain bakery	−1.25 ± 3.01	−1.3 ± 3.37	(−1.21, 1.31)	0.94	−0.23 ± 1.91	−1.18 ± 2.19	(0.14, 1.76)	0.02
Water	0.36 ± 1.75	1.13 ± 2.41	(−1.61, 0.08)	0.08	2.00 ± 2.46	1.85 ± 2.65	(−0.85, 1.16)	0.77

Data represent mean ± standard deviation. *Confidence interval for the mean difference. The significance level used in t-test was 0.05.