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

Table 6.

DQI-I Scores and component changes according to study arms in the per-protocol analysis.

Parameter Score ranges (points) DQI-I score between arms, mean difference (95% CI) P-value between arms



e-coaching (n=52) Control (n=55)
DQI-I score 0-100 5.25 (6.05) -1.83 (5.38) <.001
Variety score 0-20 0.33 (2.07) -0.20 (1.63) .14
Adequacy score 0-40 1.62 (4.34) -1.09 (4.06) <.001
Moderation score 0-30 2.94 (3.52) -0.42 (3.25) <.001
Overall balance score 0-10 0.36 (1.11) -0.12 (0.63) .01
DQI-Components




Vegetable 0-5 0.38 (1.41) -0.30 (1.27) .01

Fruit 0-5 0.47 (1.17) -0.07 (1.23) .02

Grain 0-5 0.15 (1.36) -0.29 (1.34) .09

Fiber 0-5 0.69 (1.00) -0.19 (1.00) <.001

Protein 0-5 0.04 (0.21) 0.01 (0.16) .46

Iron 0-5 -0.17 (1.06) -0.22 (0.94) .79

Calcium 0-5 0.10 (0.97) -0.06 (1.07) .41

Vitamin C 0-5 -0.05 (1.36) 0.04 (1.54) .76

Total fat 0-6 0.58 (1.17) -0.25 (0.84) <.01

Saturated fat 0-6 0.63 (1.17) -0.16 (0.94) <.001

Cholesterol 0-6 0.71 (1.67) -0.22 (2.22) .02

Sodium 0-6 1.02 (1.71) 0.22 (1.77) .02

Empty-calorie food 0-6 0.00 (0.00) 0.00 (0.00) 1