Table 3.
DQI-I scores and component changes according to study arms in the intention-to-treat analysis.
Parameter | Score ranges (points) | DQI-I score between arms, mean difference (95% CI) | P-value between arms | ||
e-coaching | Control | ||||
DQI-I score | 0-100 | 4.55 (5.91) | -1.68 (5.18) | <.001 | |
Variety score | 0-20 | 0.28 (1.93) | -0.18 (1.56) | .15 | |
Adequacy score | 0-40 | 1.41 (4.07) | -1.00 (3.90) | .001 | |
Moderation score | 0-30 | 2.55 (3.43) | -0.38 (3.11) | <.001 | |
Overall balance score | 0-10 | 0.31 (1.04) | -0.11 (0.60) | .01 | |
DQI-Components | |||||
Vegetable | 0-5 | 0.33 (1.04) | -0.28 (1.22) | .01 | |
Fruit | 0-5 | 0.41 (1.10) | -0.07 (1.18) | .02 | |
Grain | 0-5 | 0.13 (1.26) | -0.27 (1.28) | .09 | |
Fiber | 0-5 | 0.60 (0.96) | -0.18 (0.96) | <.001 | |
Protein | 0-5 | 0.03 (0.19) | 0.01 (0.15) | .48 | |
Iron | 0-5 | -0.14 (0.98) | -0.20 (0.90) | .75 | |
Calcium | 0-5 | 0.09 (0.91) | -0.06 (1.02) | .41 | |
Vitamin C | 0-5 | -0.04 (1.27) | 0.03 (1.47) | .76 | |
Total fat | 0-6 | 0.50 (0.98) | -0.15 (0.90) | <.001 | |
Saturated fat | 0-6 | 0.55 (1.11) | -0.16 (0.94) | .02 | |
Cholesterol | 0-6 | 0.62 (1.57) | -0.20 (2.12) | .02 | |
Sodium | 0-6 | 0.88 (1.63) | 0.20 (1.70) | .03 | |
Empty-calorie food | 0-6 | 0.00 (0.00) | 0.00 (0.00) | 1 |