Table 3.

Pre- and postintervention comparisons of nutrient intakes, overall diet quality, Health-related Quality of Life Scores, and General Self-Efficacy scores.

Nutrient (units)		Mean difference		Wilks’ lambda (λ)	F (df)a	eta-squared (η²)	P value
		Intervention	Control
Macronutrients and food components
	Fat (% total calories)	−5.1	−2.9	0.817	11.68 (1,53)	0.183	.001
	Saturated fat (% total calories)	−1.3	1.6	0.816	11.71 (1,53)	0.184	.001
	Omega 3 (gb)	−0.4	0.4	1.000	0.02 (1,53)	0.000	.88
	Omega 3 (% total calories)	0.1	0.3	0.964	1.93 (1,53)	0.036	.17
	Omega 6 (g)	−2.2	−3.4	0.688	23.58 (1,53)	0.312	<.001
	Omega 6 (% total calories)	0.8	0.6	0.908	5.26 (1,53)	0.092	.03
	Sodium (mgc)	−1537.9	−398.6	0.846	9.47 (1,53)	0.150	.003d
	Sugar (g)	1.8	−0.1	0.979	1.11 (1,53)	0.021	.30
	Fiber (g)	−1.2	−1.2	0.000	9.47 (1,53)	0.000	.99
Vitamins and minerals
	Vitamin B6 (mg)	−1.6	0.4	0.989	0.58 (1,53)	0.011	.45
	Vitamin B9 (mcg DFEe)	−89.1	−57.0	0.950	2.72 (1,53)	0.050	.11
	Vitamin B12 (mcgf)	-0.4	−1.7	0.883	6.90 (1,53)	0.117	.011
	Vitamin D (IUg)	1.2	2.2	1.000	0.01 (1,53)	0.000	.92
	Calcium (mg)	−176.7	−121.9	0.899	5.81 (1,53)	0.101	.02
Diet quality
	Healthy Eating Index- Canadian	26.5	6.9	0.655	27.34 (1,53)	0.345	<.001d
Other outcomes
	Health-related quality of life short form-8	7.0	5.3	0.914	4.92 (1,53)	0.086	.03
	General Self-Efficacy	0.9	0.1	0.975	0.01 (1,53)	0.001	.27

^aExact statistic.

^bg: gram.

^cmg: milligram.

^dSignificant interactions of time by groups.

^eDFE: dietary folate equivalent.

^fmcg: microgram.

^gIU: international unit.