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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Mar 26.
Published in final edited form as: Obesity (Silver Spring). 2010 Apr 15;19(1):134–141. doi: 10.1038/oby.2010.87

Table 4.

Change in caloric intake and home food environment for children in LAUNCH and Pediatrician Counseling (PC)

Outcomes Change, mean ± s.d.
Treatment effect, mean ± s.e. (CI) Effect size (Cohen’s d) Between group P
LAUNCH PC
Caloric intake (avg/day)
 6 months −218 (354) 322 (280) −540 (158) [−880, −200] 1.7 0.004
 12 months −214 (327) 311 (172) −525 (132) [−811, −240] 2.1 0.002
In home High calorie foods
 6 months −1.8 (0.8) 0.2 (1.3) −2.1 (1.3) [−3.3, −0.8] 1.9 0.003
 12 months −0.6 (1.6) 1.5 (1.2) −1.5 (1.2) [0.5, 2.5] 1.5 0.010
Fruits and vegetables
 6 months 2.2 (2.9) −0.5 (2.2) 2.7 (1.3) [−2.2, 1.2] 1.1 0.050
 12 months 00 (2.0) −0.4 (3.3) 0.4 (1.5) [−2.8, 3.5] 0.1 0.80
High calorie beverages
 6 months −0.6 (0.9) 0.5 (0.8) −1.1 (0.4) [−2.3, 0.2] 1.2 0.025
 12 months −0.5 (1.0) 0.5 (1.2) −1.0 (0.6) [−2.3, 0.2] 0.9. 0.09

Significant P values are denoted in boldface.

LAUNCH, Learning about Activity and Understanding Nutrition for Child Health.