Table 2.
Age- and sex-adjusted mean dietary intakes at baseline and 3 months post-intervention.
| Intervention (n = 74) | Control (n = 73) | Mean Difference (Intervention–Control) at 3 Months Post-Intervention |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline Mean Servings ± SE* |
3 Months Post-Intervention Mean Servings ± SE |
p-Value | Baseline Mean Servings ± SE |
3 Months Post-Intervention Mean Servings ± SE |
p-Value | Mean Difference ± SE | p-Value | |
| Intake reported (per day): | ||||||||
| Total vegetables | 2.15 ± 0.16 | 2.01 ± 0.17 | 0.47 | 2.12 ± 0.13 | 2.28 ± 0.21 | 0.43 | −0.28 ± 0.27 | 0.31 |
| Fruit | 1.88 ± 0.13 | 1.84 ± 0.14 | 0.73 | 1.72 ± 0.12 | 1.85 ± 0.15 | 0.23 | −0.02 ± 0.20 | 0.93 |
| Water | 4.64 ± 0.26 | 4.73 ± 0.34 | 0.71 | 4.76 ± 0.27 | 4.47 ± 0.50 | 0.51 | 0.26 ± 0.67 | 0.67 |
| Intake reported (per week): | ||||||||
| Dark green leafy vegetables | 0.99 ± 0.17 | 1.71 ± 0.22 | 0.003 | 1.16 ± 0.25 | 1.32 ± 0.20 | 0.53 | 0.39 ± 0.29 | 0.19 |
| Cooked green vegetables | 3.92 ± 0.50 | 3.68 ± 0.30 | 0.65 | 4.16 ± 0.51 | 3.53 ± 0.29 | 0.23 | 0.15 ± 0.42 | 0.72 |
| Red meat | 2.06 ± 0.16 | 2.37 ± 0.20 | 0.11 | 2.29 ± 0.20 | 2.44 ± 0.26 | 0.58 | −0.07 ± 0.33 | 0.82 |
| Processed meat | 1.41 ± 0.20 | 1.39 ± 0.20 | 0.97 | 1.14 ± 0.16 | 1.35 ± 0.15 | 0.24 | 0.05 ± 0.25 | 0.86 |
| Fish/seafood | 1.75 ± 0.17 | 2.02 ± 0.18 | 0.17 | 1.73 ± 0.16 | 1.82 ± 0.22 | 0.68 | 0.20 ± 0.29 | 0.49 |
| Legumes | 0.69 ± 0.10 | 1.12 ± 0.16 | 0.02 | 0.84 ± 0.14 | 1.16 ± 0.17 | 0.08 | −0.04 ± 0.24 | 0.86 |
| Nuts | 3.29 ± 0.5 | 3.96 ± 0.51 | 0.15 | 3.27 ± 0.39 | 2.71 ± 0.32 | 0.06 | 1.25 ± 0.60 | 0.04 |
| Eggs | 3.34 ± 0.25 | 2.92 ± 0.24 | 0.14 | 2.72 ± 0.24 | 2.47 ± 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.46 ± 0.34 | 0.18 |
| Bread: | ||||||||
| Wholemeal, grain, rye, sourdough | 5.06 ± 0.50 | 4.71 ± 0.48 | 0.58 | 4.53 ± 0.53 | 4.26 ± 0.63 | 0.49 | 0.46 ± 0.63 | 0.47 |
| White | 1.41 ± 0.30 | 1.33 ± 0.30 | 0.85 | 1.63 ± 0.31 | 1.73 ± 0.31 | 0.72 | −0.41 ± 0.43 | 0.35 |
| Cakes, biscuits, ice cream, processed potato, takeaway, sugar-sweetened beverages | 8.31 ± 0.76 | 6.54 ± 0.58 | 0.01 | 8.82 ± 0.82 | 6.84 ± 0.62 | 0.0003 | −0.30 ± 0.85 | 0.73 |
| Alcohol | 3.72 ± 0.83 | 2.93 ± 0.53 | 0.30 | 2.18 ± 0.48 | 2.58 ± 0.51 | 0.40 | 0.35 ± 0.74 | 0.64 |
| Fats and oils: | ||||||||
| Olive oil | 2.14 ± 0.28 | 2.05 ± 0.28 | 0.71 | 2.58 ± 0.30 | 2.59 ± 0.31 | 0.98 | −0.54 ± 0.42 | 0.20 |
| Other | 5.72 ± 0.44 | 5.48 ± 0.39 | 0.59 | 6.57 ± 0.45 | 6.31 ± 0.50 | 0.57 | −0.83 ± 0.63 | 0.19 |
* SE = standard error. Bolded values indicate statistical significance, p-value < 0.05.