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. 2022 Jul 7;24(7):e32487. doi: 10.2196/32487

Table 3.

Primary and secondary outcomes at baseline.

Primary and secondary outcomes Total population Intervention group Control group P valuea

Value, median (IQR) n Value, median (IQR) n Value, median (IQR) n
Physical activity







Walking (steps/day) 4624.00 (4497.79) 92 4314.83 (3620.33) 41 5084.83 (5220.33) 51 .53
Nutritional quality of food purchases







Total nutritional quality (FSA-NPS DIb points)c 6.13 (4.02) 67 6.73 (5.03) 27 5.83 (4.11) 40 .14
Nutritional subcategories







Sugars (FSA-NPS DI points)d 0.88 (1.20) 67 0.83 (1.08) 27 0.91 (1.31) 40 .73

Saturated fatty acids (FSA-NPS DI points)d 3.01 (1.66) 67 3.82 (2.83) 27 2.93 (1.37) 40 .03

Sodium (FSA-NPS DI points)d 2.50 (1.40) 67 2.77 (1.56) 27 2.42 (1.37) 40 .42

Fruits, vegetables, legumes, and nuts (FSA-NPS DI points)e 0.30 (0.48) 67 0.28 (0.53) 27 0.31 (0.47) 40 .64

Fiber (FSA-NPS DI points)e 1.53 (0.77) 67 1.49 (0.70) 27 1.56 (0.83) 40 .85

Protein (FSA-NPS DI points)e 3.16 (0.93) 67 3.20 (0.70) 27 3.15(1.03) 40 .31
Attitudinal and motivational constructs







Motivational self-efficacyf 6.00 (1.25) 95 6.00 (1.31) 42 6.00 (1.50) 53 .65

Recovery self-efficacyf 6.00 (1.50) 95 6.00 (1.50) 42 6.00 (1.50) 53 .03

Outcome expectancyf 6.20 (1.60) 95 6.10 (1.65) 42 6.20 (1.60) 53 .31

Intrinsic motivationf 6.00 (1.33) 95 5.83 (1.75) 42 6.00 (1.50) 53 .13

Extrinsic motivationf 3.00 (2.33) 95 2.67 (2.00) 42 3.33 (2.00) 53 .65

aMann-Whitney U test.

bFSA-NPS DI: British Food Standards Agency Nutrient Profiling System Dietary Index.

cFSA-NPS DI point scale: −15 most healthy to +40 least healthy.

dFSA-NPS DI point scale: 0 most healthy to +10 least healthy.

eFSA-NPS DI point scale: 0 least healthy to +5 most healthy.

fLikert scale: 1 [completely disagree] to 7 [completely agree].