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. 2021 Nov 11;13(11):4021. doi: 10.3390/nu13114021

Table 5.

Changes in family members’ body mass index, waist circumference, and blood pressure, per intention-to-treat analysis in the Effects of Avocado Intake on the Nutritional Status of Families Trial (n = 72 families).

Within-Group Difference Between-Group Difference p-Value 1
Low Avocado Allotment
(n = 37 Families)		 High Avocado Allotment
(n = 35 Families)
Mean 95% CI Mean 95% CI Mean 95% CI
Body mass index, kg/m2
  All adults 2
    Difference at 3 months 0.3 −0.2, 0.8 −0.1 −0.7, 0.4 −0.4 −1.2, 0.3 0.27
    Difference at 6 months −0.1 −0.4, 0.2 −0.01 −0.7, 0.7 0.1 −0.7, 0.9 0.77
  Head of household 3
    Difference at 3 months −0.1 −0.4, 0.3 −0.1 −0.6, 0.3 −0.1 −0.5, 0.6 0.79
    Difference at 6 months −0.4 −0.9, 0.1 0.1 −0.9, 1.1 −0.5 −1.6, 0.6 0.37
  Non-head of household adult 4
    Difference at 3 months 0.7 −0.3, 1.6 −0.1 −1.2, 1.0 0.8 −0.7, 2.2 0.29
    Difference at 6 months 0.1 −0.3, 0.5 −0.2 −1.2, 0.9 0.3 −0.9, 1.4 0.62
Waist-to-height ratio, cm
  Adolescent 5
    Difference at 3 months 0.01 −0.01, 0.02 0.01 −0.01, 0.03 0.003 −0.03, 0.02 0.83
    Difference at 6 months 0.01 −0.01, 0.03 0 −0.02, 0.02 0.01 −0.02, 0.04 0.46
  Child 6
    Difference at 3 months 0 −0.01, 0.01 0.01 −0.01, 0.03 −0.01 −0.03, 0.01 0.30
    Difference at 6 months 0.01 −0.01, 0.02 0.01 −0.003, 0.03 −0.004 −0.02, 0.01 0.68
Waist circumference, cm
  All adults 2
   Female
    Difference at 3 months 0.8 −1.1, 2.7 0.7 −1.3, 2.8 −0.05 −2.8, 2.7 0.97
    Difference at 6 months 0.6 −1.4, 2.5 1.2 −0.5, 2.9 0.7 −1.9, 3.2 0.60
   Male
    Difference at 3 months −0.3 −2.3, 1.6 2.0 −0.02, 4.1 2.4 −0.5, 5.2 0.10
    Difference at 6 months 1.7 −0.6, 3.9 2.7 −0.6, 6.0 1.0 −2.7, 4.8 0.57
  Head of household 3
    Difference at 3 months 1.3 −0.8, 3.5 1.1 −1.2, 3.4 0.2 −2.9, 3.3 0.89
    Difference at 6 months 1.3 −0.7, 3.4 1.0 −1.1, 3.2 0.3 −2.6, 3.2 0.85
  Non-head of household adult 4
   Female
    Difference at 3 months −0.7 −5.2, 3.7 −0.1 −4.7, 4.4 −0.6 −6.7, 5.5 0.85
    Difference at 6 months −1.7 −6.8, 3.3 1.5 −1.7, 4.8 −3.3 −8.8, 2.3 0.24
   Male
    Difference at 3 months −0.3 −2.3, 1.6 2.0 −0.02, 4.1 2.3 −5.2, 0.5 0.10
    Difference at 6 months 1.7 −0.6, 3.9 2.7 −0.6, 6.0 −1.0 −4.8, 2.7 0.57
  Adolescent 5
   Female
    Difference at 3 months 0.9 −2.1, 4.0 0.5 −4.0, 5.1 −0.4 −6.1, 5.3 0.88
    Difference at 6 months 1.7 −3.0, 6.5 −0.5 −4.7, 3.6 −2.3 −8.2, 3.7 0.44
   Male
    Difference at 3 months 0.6 −2.9, 4.1 4.1 −2.5, 10.7 3.5 −2.7, 9.7 0.23
    Difference at 6 months 2.8 −0.9, 6.5 2.3 −3.3, 7.9 −0.5 −6.0, 5.0 0.84
  Child 6
   Girl
    Difference at 3 months −0.5 −3.6, 2.5 2.8 −0.2, 5.8 3.3 −0.9, 7.5 0.12
    Difference at 6 months 0.3 −3.4, 4.1 3.2 0.7, 5.6 2.8 −1.2, 6.9 0.16
   Boy
    Difference at 3 months 1.6 −0.1, 3.3 1.4 −2.2, 4.9 −0.2 −3.5, 3.1 0.89
    Difference at 6 months 3.3 1.3, 5.4 3.2 −0.6, 7.0 −0.2 −3.9, 3.6 0.93
Systolic blood pressure, mmHg
  All adults 2
    Difference at 3 months −2.7 −5.7, 0.3 −1.1 −4.0, 1.7 1.5 −2.6, 5.7 0.46
    Difference at 6 months −5.5 −8.5, −2.6 0.3 −2.3, 3.0 5.9 1.9, 9.8 0.004
  Head of household 3
    Difference at 3 months −2.6 −7.0, 1.7 −2.1 −6.2, 1.9 −0.5 −6.4, 5.4 0.87
    Difference at 6 months −4.8 −9.1, −0.5 0.8 −3.2, 4.9 −5.6 11.5, 0.2 0.06
  Non-head of household adult 4
    Difference at 3 months −2.7 −7.0, 1.6 −0.03 −4.3, 4.2 −2.7 −8.6, 3.3 0.37
    Difference at 6 months −6.2 −10.4, 2.1 −0.2 −3.9, 3.4 −6.0 −11.5, −0.5 0.03
  Adolescent 5
    Difference at 3 months −1.7 −5.3, 1.9 −1.4 −5.1, 2.3 0.3 −4.8, 5.4 0.90
    Difference at 6 months −2.1 −5.7, 1.6 −0.9 −4.7, 2.8 1.1 −4.0, 6.3 0.66
  Child 6
    Difference at 3 months −1.3 −4.6, 2.1 0.4 −2.0, 2.9 1.7 −2.3, 5.7 0.40
    Difference at 6 months −0.1 −3.2, 3.0 2.6 −0.8, 6.1 2.7 −1.8, 7.3 0.23
Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg
  All adults 2
    Difference at 3 months −0.9 −3.0, 1.3 −0.8 −2.7, 1.1 0.1 −2.8, 2.9 0.96
    Difference at 6 months −1.8 −3.8, 0.2 −0.2 −2.0, 1.6 1.6 −1.1, 4.3 0.24
  Head of household 3
    Difference at 3 months −2.4 −5.2, 0.4 −1.2 −3.8, 1.4 −1.2 −5.0, 2.6 0.54
    Difference at 6 months −3.5 −6.3, −0.6 0.7 −2.4, 3.8 −4.2 −8.4, −0.1 0.05
  Non-head of household adult 4
    Difference at 3 months 0.7 −2.6, 4.0 −0.3 −3.2, 2.6 1.0 −3.4, 5.4 0.65
    Difference at 6 months −0.1 −2.8, 2.6 −1.2 −3.1, 0.7 1.1 −2.2, 4.3 0.51
  Adolescent 5
    Difference at 3 months 0.7 −2.4, 3.9 −2.1 −5.5, 1.4 −2.8 −7.4, 1.8 0.23
    Difference at 6 months 0.8 −3.1, 4.7 −0.8 −4.7, 3.1 −1.6 −7.0, 3.8 0.54
  Child 6
    Difference at 3 months −2.9 −6.1, 0.4 −2.1 −5.3, 1.1 0.8 −3.7, 5.3 0.73
    Difference at 6 months −2.9 −5.3, −0.6 −0.8 −5.0, 3.5 2.2 −2.6, 6.9 0.37

Mean difference variable is low minus (−) high avocado allotment group. 1 From unpaired t-test. 2 All adults, n = 74 in low allotment group and n = 67 in high allotment group, at baseline. 3 Heads of households, n = 37 in low allotment group and n = 35 in high allotment group, at baseline. 4 Non-head of household adults, n = 37 in low allotment group and n = 32 in high allotment group, at baseline. 5 Adolescent, n = 14 in low allotment group and n = 18 in high allotment group, at baseline. 6 Children, n = 30 in low allotment and n = 28 in high allotment group; with the exception of blood pressure where n = 28 in low allotment group and n = 27 in high allotment group, at baseline.