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. 2017 Nov 8;19(11):e360. doi: 10.2196/jmir.7947

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