Table 3.

Staff lounge users’ opinions on potential functions of the design plate, at 1 month (T1) and 6 months (T3) after implementation of the design plate

(Mean values and standard deviations)

	T1 (after 1 month) (n 76)		T3 (after 6 months) (n 75)
The design plate helps me to eat	Mean	sd	Mean	sd	P*
1. More balanced	2·30	0·94	2·58	1·01	0·07
2. More vegetables	2·27	1·04	2·42	1·00	0·74
3. Healthier	2·31	1·04	2·42	1·04	0·63
4. Less staples	1·98	1·04	2·28	1·00	0·23
5. Less proteins	2·08	1·06	1·98	1·04	0·56

^*Two-sample t test; 1 (strongly disagree)–5 (strongly agree) Likert scale.