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. 2015 Nov 10;12:139. doi: 10.1186/s12966-015-0301-6

Table 3.

Estimated overall intervention effects (regression coefficients (b) with 95 % confidence intervals (CI)) for fruit and vegetable intake and consumption of unhealthy snacks and for each follow-up assessment based on mixed models

model 1a model 2b
b 95 % CI p-value b 95 % CI p-value
Fruit and vegetable intake (portions/day)
 Overall effect 0.44 (0.10; 0.77) 0.012 0.34 (−0.01; 0.68) 0.057
 Follow-up 1 (2002) 0.65 (0.14; 1.16) 0.012 0.51 (−0.02; 1.04) 0.059
 Follow-up 2 (2005) 0.28 (−0.24; 0.79) 0.289 0.15 (−0.38; 0.68) 0.572
 Follow-up 3 (2009) 0.35 (−0.13; 0.84) 0.152 0.31 (−0.19; 0.82) 0.223
Fruit and vegetable intake (times/week)
 Overall effect 1.31 (0.20; 2.43) 0.021 1.52 (0.40; 2.65) 0.008
 Follow-up 1 (2002) 1.38 (−0.21; 2.97) 0.089 1.53 (−0.06; 3.11) 0.059
 Follow-up 2 (2005) 1.74 (0.14; 3.33) 0.033 1.99 (0.40; 3.58) 0.014
 Follow-up 3 (2009) 0.88 (−0.63; 2.39) 0.254 1.09 (−0.42; 2.60) 0.158
Unhealthy snacks (times/week) Lower educated
 Overall effect −1.23 (−2.24; −0.22) 0.017 −1.54 (−2.54; −0.53) 0.003
 Follow-up 1 (2002) −0.78 (−2.28; 0.71) 0.302 −0.87 (−2.32; 0.57) 0.234
 Follow-up 2 (2005) −0.97 (−2.46; 0.52) 0.202 −1.65 (−3.09; −0.20) 0.026
 Follow-up 3 (2009) −1.88 (−3.31; −0.45) 0.010 −2.02 (−3.41; −0.64) 0.004
Higher educated
 Overall effect −0.21 (−1.06; 0.63) 0.617 −0.22 (−1.06; 0.62) 0.606
 Follow-up 1 (2002) −0.51 (−1.72; 0.70) 0.409 −0.53 (−1.74; 0.69) 0.395
 Follow-up 2 (2005) −0.60 (−1.82; 0.61) 0.331 −0.50 (−1.71; 0.72) 0.425
 Follow-up 3 (2009) 0.44 (−0.72; 1.61) 0.445 0.35 (−0.82; 1.52) 0.558

aadjusted for baseline intake and with random intercept for individual and school

bfurther adjusted for sex and parental education