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. 2017 Nov 21;17:891. doi: 10.1186/s12889-017-4898-z

Table 3.

Baseline and follow-up nutrition environment scores from the EPAO-SR from centers participating in the Go NAPSACC pilot

Intervention (immediate access) Control (delayed access) Intervention vs. Control
N Baseline Mean (SD)a Follow-up Mean (SD) Effect sizeb N Baseline Mean (SD) Follow-up Mean (SD) Effect size I - Cc Effect size p-value Adj p-valued
All Completers
Overall nutrition score 17 9.48 (1.66) 10.19 (1.82) 0.43 14 10.06 (1.97) 10.09 (2.09) 0.02 0.69 0.73 0.06 0.15
Foods provided 17 1.78 (0.30) 1.96 (0.24) 0.69 14 1.82 (0.26) 1.86 (0.29) 0.13 0.15 0.74 0.06 0.16
Beverages provided 17 1.39 (0.36) 1.46 (0.26) 0.25 14 1.52 (0.26) 1.48 (0.33) −0.16 0.12 0.54 0.16 0.06
Feeding environment 17 2.03 (0.27) 2.10 (0.25) 0.3 14 2.14 (0.28) 2.18 (0.27) 0.15 0.04 0.21 0.59 0.29
Feeding practices 17 0.99 (0.28) 0.97 (0.29) −0.08 14 0.93 (0.30) 0.99 (0.35) 0.19 −0.08 −0.31 0.41 0.54
Menus 17 0.88 (1.27) 1.12 (1.32) 0.19 14 1.50 (1.56) 1.14 (1.46) −0.25 0.59 0.73 0.06 0.08
Education and professional development 17 1.65 (0.68) 1.82 (0.69) 0.26 14 1.64 (0.49) 1.86 (0.62) 0.42 −0.05 −0.14 0.70 0.56
Policy 17 0.76 (0.44) 0.76 (0.44) 0.00 14 0.50 (0.52) 0.57 (0.51) 0.14 −0.07 −0.12 0.74 0.14
Restricted Samplee
Overall nutrition score 17 9.44 (1.76) 10.20 (1.82) 0.44 13 9.95 (2.01) 9.97 (2.12) 0.01 0.75 0.80 0.05 0.12
Foods provided 17 1.78 (0.30) 1.96 (0.24) 0.69 13 1.81 (0.27) 1.84 (0.30) 0.11 0.15 0.77 0.05 0.22
Beverages provided 17 1.39 (0.36) 1.46 (0.26) 0.25 13 1.51 (0.27) 1.47 (0.34) −0.14 0.12 0.51 0.19 0.06
Feeding environment 17 2.01 (0.31) 2.11 (0.24) 0.36 13 2.13 (0.30) 2.18 (0.28) 0.16 0.05 0.27 0.49 0.16
Feeding practices 17 1.00 (0.37) 0.98 (0.30) −0.08 13 0.92 (0.31) 0.97 (0.36) 0.17 −0.08 −0.24 0.54 0.77
Menus 17 0.88 (1.27) 1.12 (1.32) 0.19 12 1.50 (1.57) 1.25 (1.54) −0.17 0.49 0.63 0.12 0.19
Education and professional development 17 1.61 (0.71) 1.81 (0.71) 0.29 13 1.65 (0.50) 1.82 (0.63) 0.30 0.03 0.09 0.81 0.85
Policy 17 0.76 (0.44) 0.76 (0.44) 0.00 12 0.58 (0.51) 0.58 (0.51) 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.00 0.26

aSD = standard deviation

bEffect size = Cohen’s d effect size

cI – C = change in Intervention score – change in Control score

d controlling for CACFP participation and quality rating

e restricted sample included only those where data were coming from the same teacher at baseline and follow-up data collection