Table 2. The comparison of F & V consumption before and after the educational intervention in the intervention (n=94) and the control group (n=90) .
Variables | Intervention group | Control group | P value | ||
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
Fruits (serving/day) | |||||
Before | 0.43 | 0.27 | 0.44 | 0.25 | 0.547 |
After | 1.03 | 0.60 | 0.48 | 0.25 | 0.001 |
P value | 0.001 | 0.230 | |||
Vegetables (serving/day) | |||||
Before | 0.48 | 0.27 | 0.46 | 0.26 | 0.337 |
After | 0.85 | 0.23 | 0.45 | 0.24 | 0.001 |
P value | 0.001 | 0.650 | |||
Fruits and vegetables | |||||
Before | 0.46 | 0.23 | 0.44 | 0.22 | 0.170 |
After | 0.95 | 0.30 | 0.47 | 0.16 | 0.001 |
P value | 0.001 | 0.094 |