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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 May 16.
Published in final edited form as: Health Promot Pract. 2016 May 22;17(5):631–647. doi: 10.1177/1524839916647331

TABLE 1.

Changes in Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Outcomes Over Time by High- and Low-Implementation Groups

Healthy Eating Outcomes Measurement
Period
Low
Implementation,
n = 8
High
Implementation,
n = 12
Difference
in Change
Between
High and
Low Group
95%
Confidence
Interval
Effect Sizec 95%
Confidence
Interval
M (SD) Δ M (SD) Δ
Fruit or vegetablea (e.g., fresh, frozen, or dried) Baseline 0.8 (1.4) 1.4 0.9 (1.6) 2.7 1.3 [−0.6, 3.1] 0.68 [−0.20, 1.56]
Outcome 2.1 (2.2) 3.6 (1.7)
Watera (e.g., plain unflavored) Baseline 2.8 (1.6) 0.4 2.9 (2.2) 2.1 1.7 [0.1, 3.4] 0.79 [−0.10, 1.68]
Outcome 3.1 (2.1) 5.0 (0.0)
Artificially flavored foodsa (e.g., Doritos®, Cheez-its®) Baseline 2.1 (1.1) 0.0 2.6 (2.0) −0.6 −0.6 [−2.0, 1.0] −0.34 [−1.21, 0.52]
Outcome 2.1 (1.3) 2.0 (1.6)
Dessertsa (e.g., Trix® yogurt, cookies, Pop-Tarts, chocolate, frozen treats) Baseline 2.0 (1.7) −0.4 3.5 (1.4) −2.3 −1.9 [−4.0, 0.1] −0.87 [−1.76, 0.03]
Outcome 1.6 (1.4) 1.1 (1.5)
Sugar-sweetened beveragesa (e.g., soda, powered drink mixed, sport drinks, chocolate milk) Baseline 1.5 (1.7) −0.9 1.9 (2.1) −1.9 −1.0 [−2.8, 0.8] −0.48 [−1.35, 0.39]
Outcome 0.6 (0.9) 0.0 (0.0)
Physical Activity Outcomes Measurement
Period
Low
Implementation,
n = 9
High
Implementation,
n = 11
Difference
in Change
Between
High and
Low Group
95%
Confidence
Interval
Effect Sizec 95%
Confidence
Interval
M (SD) Δ M (SD) Δ
Boys Accumulating 30 min/day of MVPAb Base 28.3 (14.1) −1.6 31.2 (11.4) 11.0 12.6 [1.1, 24.0] 0.97 [0.08, 1.87]
Outcome 26.8 (13.9) 42.2 (13.5)
Girls Accumulating 30 min/day of MVPAb Base 13.6 (8.3) 5.3 15.9 (8.9) 3.6 −1.7 [−11.8, 8.5] −0.16 [0.69, −1.00]
Outcome 18.9 (13.8) 19.5 (9.8)

NOTE: MVPA = moderate to vigorous physical activity.

a

Number of days per week item served.

b

Percentage of children accumulating 30 minutes/day of MVPA.

c

Hedge’s g, effect size adjusted for small sample sizes.

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