Table 2.
Weight, Blood Pressure, and Nutrition Knowledge and Attitudes of Youth and Adults Before and After Participating in Harvest of Hope, a Church Garden-Based Nutrition Intervention.
| Variables | YOUTH | ADULTS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | pre | post | p | N | pre | post | p | |
| Weight (lbs) | 14 | 148.5 | 151.9 | 0.52 | 19 | 204.7 | 202.2 | 0.40 |
| BMI | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18 | 32.5 | 31.7 | 0.14 |
| BMI Percentile | 14 | 71.3 | 71.7 | 0.91 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Systolic Blood Pressure (units) | 14 | 120.5 | 113.6 | 0.37 | 20 | 137.5 | 136.6 | 0.75 |
| Diastolic Blood Pressure (units) | 14 | 74.6 | 73.3 | 0.65 | 20 | 84.3 | 83.8 | 0.78 |
| FV Knowledge | 13 | 12.9 | 14.5 | 0.08 | 20 | 20.3 | 21.1 | 0.09 |
| Help with Meals | 12 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Grocery Shopping Attitudes (kids) | 13 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 0.72 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Grocery Shopping Attitudes (adults) | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 0.47 |
| Farming Attitudes | 13 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 0.02 | 19 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 0.06 |
| Gardening Attitudes | 11 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 0.0005 | 19 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.96 |
| History with Gardening | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 0.46 |
| Cooking Skills | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 0.94 |
| FV Neophobia | 12 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 0.23 | 19 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 0.96 |
| Attitudes about Church | 13 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 0.21 | 20 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 0.93 |
| Attitudes about Food Production | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 0.64 |
| Empowerment | 12 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 0.52 | 20 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 0.41 |
| Community Involvement | 13 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.00 | 20 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 0.17 |
| FV Access | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 0.46 |
| FV Availability | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 0.81 |
| Self-report daily servings of vegetables | 12 | 2.25 | 2.5 | 0.08 | 21 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 0.10 |