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. 2015 Sep 10;6(3):329–338. doi: 10.1007/s13142-015-0342-z

Table 3.

Comparison between control (n = 10) and intervention (n = 10) afterschool programs in energy and macro- and micronutrients for the snacks (includes foods, dips, and beverages) served at baseline and post-assessment

Control afterschool programs Intervention afterschool programs Between-group differences
Macronutrients and micronutrients (per 100 kcal) Baseline (spring 2013) Post-assessment (spring 2014) Change over time Baseline (spring 2013) Post-assessment (spring 2014) Change overtime Baseline equivalencya Intervention effect Effect sizeb
M (SD) M (SD) Δ M (SD) M (SD) Δ p Value Coefficient (95CI) Baseline Post
Total macronutrients/micronutrientsc
 Energy (kcal) 261.81 (102.36) 246.77 (92.08) −15.03 252.92 (77.85) 177.33 (87.67) −75.59 0.954 −66.43 (−114.13, −18.74) −0.09 −0.75
  Protein (g) 2.42 (2.06) 2.14 (1.11) −0.28 2.75 (2.32) 3.88 (3.24) 1.12 0.614 1.40 (0.21, 2.59) 0.16 1.56
  Total lipid (fat) (g) 3.60 (2.55) 3.51 (1.89) −0.08 3.96 (2.64) 5.57 (5.56) 1.61 0.547 1.68 (−0.30, 3.65) 0.14 1.09
   Saturated (g) 0.93 (0.64) 0.97 (0.74) 0.05 1.11 (1.07) 1.39 (1.67) 0.28 0.468 0.26 (−0.34, 0.86) 0.28 0.55
   Monounsaturated (g) 1.09 (0.76) 1.16 (0.87) 0.07 1.19 (1.22) 1.54 (1.65) 0.36 0.665 0.29 (−0.37, 0.94) 0.13 0.44
   Polyunsaturated (g) 1.29 (1.45) 1.05 (0.80) −0.23 1.12 (0.84) 2.15 (2.68) 1.03 0.569 1.22 (0.23, 2.22) −0.11 1.37
   Trans (g) 0.03 (0.05) 0.03 (0.08) 0.00 0.04 (0.09) 0.07 (0.14) 0.03 0.831 0.03 (−0.03, 0.09) 0.07 0.46
   Cholesterol (mg) 3.21 (5.80) 2.24 (4.08) −0.96 2.55 (4.75) 4.85 (8.57) 2.30 0.619 3.38 (−0.03, 6.79) −0.11 0.64
  Carbohydrate, by difference (g) 29.32 (13.75) 22.71 (10.85) −6.61 29.77 (14.54) 23.26 (7.26) −6.50 0.841 −0.70 (−7.05, 5.66) 0.03 0.05
  Fiber, total dietary (g) 1.48 (1.56) 1.18 (1.09) −0.30 1.99 (2.45) 3.41 (2.18) 1.41 0.356 1.69 (0.59, 2.79) 0.33 2.03
  Sugars, total (g) 17.63 (11.51) 12.47 (10.13) −5.16 18.12 (13.04) 12.81 (7.08) −5.31 0.804 −0.92 (−6.52, 4.68) 0.04 0.03
   Added sugars (g)b 14.49 (10.66) 10.71 (10.19) −3.78 10.16 (7.84) 2.04 (5.35) −8.12 0.210 −5.00 (−9.50, −0.49) −0.41 −0.85
 Minerals
  Calcium, Ca (mg) 67.53 (74.62) 50.31 (54.12) −17.22 62.18 (71.75) 84.61 (96.13) 22.43 0.816 38.15 (−2.03, 78.34) −0.07 0.63
  Iron, Fe (mg) 1.44 (1.54) 1.50 (1.47) 0.06 1.20 (0.91) 1.17 (1.30) −0.03 0.466 −0.16 (−0.88, 0.55) −0.15 −0.22
  Magnesium, Mg (mg) 24.43 (22.13) 20.85 (18.50) −3.58 37.20 (33.67) 30.16 (22.80) −7.04 0.120 −4.79 (−17.97, 8.39) 0.58 0.50
  Phosphorus, P (mg) 60.67 (51.04) 50.23 (33.20) −10.44 55.96 (51.38) 95.69 (87.78) 39.73 0.710 49.04 (17.82, 80.26) −0.09 1.37
  Potassium, K (mg) 200.60 (229.48) 150.71 (140.93) −49.89 239.20 (384.98) 397.52 (326.21) 158.33 0.621 201.84 (38.80, 364.88) 0.17 1.75
  Sodium, Na (mg) 247.34 (471.23) 143.21 (82.18) −104.13 489.98 (955.96) 402.16 (745.60) −87.82 0.215 11.99 (−363.00, 386.98) 0.51 3.15
  Zinc, Zn (mg) 0.68 (0.73) 0.82 (1.02) 0.14 0.48 (0.44) 0.70 (0.81) 0.22 0.238 0.05 (−0.38, 0.47) −0.26 −0.12
 Vitamins
  Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid (mg) 15.15 (22.36) 14.67 (24.04) −0.49 15.07 (20.73) 17.38 (18.34) 2.31 0.974 1.77 (−10.00, 13.54) 0.00 0.11
  Thiamin (mg) 0.14 (0.14) 0.12 (0.11) −0.02 0.10 (0.07) 0.12 (0.07) 0.01 0.292 0.03 (−0.03, 0.08) −0.24 0.00
  Riboflavin (mg) 0.17 (0.14) 0.14 (0.14) −0.03 0.10 (0.07) 0.15 (0.15) 0.05 0.049 0.07 (0.00, 0.14) −0.46 0.10
  Niacin (mg) 1.86 (1.72) 1.71 (1.61) −0.15 1.72 (1.62) 1.80 (2.07) 0.07 0.782 0.19 (−0.79, 1.17) −0.08 0.06
  Vitamin B6 (mg) 0.18 (0.20) 0.17 (0.19) −0.02 0.19 (0.25) 0.25 (0.21) 0.05 0.865 0.06 (−0.06, 0.18) 0.05 0.41
  Folate, DFE (μg) 41.99 (59.57) 68.40 (107.73) 26.40 38.11 (34.51) 46.27 (48.96) 8.15 0.729 −20.02 (−58.10, 18.06) −0.07 −0.21
  Vitamin B12 (μg) 1.62 (6.83) 0.23 (0.41) −1.39 0.14 (0.24) 0.19 (0.42) 0.05 0.167 1.43 (−0.44, 3.30) −0.22 −0.11
  Vitamin A, RAE 73.05 (125.39) 100.21 (239.93) 27.16 39.71 (45.11) 150.08 (247.38) 110.38 0.146 78.73 (−28.36, 185.82) −0.27 0.21
  Vitamin A, IU 722.95 (2279.35) 1325.50 (4347.71) 602.56 410.06 (806.72) 2401.64 (4609.82) 1991.57 0.408 1324.09 (−650.30, 3298.49) −0.14 0.25
  Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) (IU) 0.63 (1.00) 0.45 (0.69) −0.18 0.99 (1.81) 1.16 (1.76) 0.17 0.320 0.32 (−0.50, 1.14) 0.36 1.02
  Vitamin D (D2 + D3) (IU) 0.22 (0.40) 0.19 (0.37) −0.03 0.10 (0.21) 0.08 (0.28) −0.02 0.107 0.00 (−0.18, 0.19) −0.29 −0.29
  Vitamin D (IU) 8.82 (16.16) 7.58 1 −1.23 4.12 (8.40) 3.54 (11.24) −0.58 0.099 0.49 (−6.80, 7.78) −0.29 −0.27
  Vitamin K (phylloquinone) (μg) 6.29 (23.97) 2.07 (3.44) −4.21 3.63 (6.22) 21.08 (33.43) 17.45 0.492 21.52 (8.68, 34.36) −0.11 5.52
 Other
  Caffeine (mg) 0.07 (0.25) 0.07 (0.18) −0.01 0.04 (0.18) 0.02 (0.18) −0.02 0.523 −0.01 (−0.12, 0.10) −0.12 −0.24

aBaseline equivalency test between intervention and control programs

bEffect size (mean standardized difference, Cohen’s d) at baseline with intervention minus control using the control group’s standard deviation at baseline and at post-assessment with intervention minus control using the control group’s standard deviation at post-assessment

cTotal macro/micronutrients represent average daily values for foods, dips, and beverages. Values represent average amounts given some days programs might serve only a food item, and others serve a food and dip or food, dip and beverage

dMinus fruit, vegetable, and unsweetened dairy food sugars