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. 2022 Nov 3;5(4):e40431. doi: 10.2196/40431

Table 2.

Children’s dietary, physical activity, sedentary behavior, and screen time data before and after the blended and virtual Generation Health programs.

Variable Blended GHa group, mean (SD) Virtual GH group, mean (SD) Overall, mean (SD) Main effect of time  Time-by-group interaction
  Pre  Post  Pre  Post  Pre  Post  P value P value
Fruit intake (times per day in a typical week) 3.20 (1.21)  3.27 (0.94)  2.92 (0.95)  3.11 (0.52)  3.07 (1.10)  3.20 (0.77)  .60  .51 
Vegetable intake (times per day in a typical week) 2.55 (0.94)  2.44 (0.78)  2.25 (0.62)  2.73 (0.52)b  2.41 (0.82)  2.58 (0.68)  .28  <.001 
Child’s sugary drink intake (times per day in a typical week) 1.72 (0.79)  1.60 (0.64)  1.70 (0.90)  1.41 (0.45)  1.71 (0.84)  1.51 (0.56)  .24  .22 
60 min of MVPAc (days per week)  3.46 (1.81)  4.34 (1.29)  3.31 (1.60)  4.03 (1.03)  3.39 (1.71)  4.20 (1.18)d  <.001  .59 
Sedentary time (hours per day)  3.35 (1.44)  3.24 (1.05)  3.97 (1.23)  3.53 (0.78)  3.64 (1.21)  3.38 (0.94)  .37  .72 
Screen time (hours per day) 3.50 (1.38)  3.01 (1.01)  3.85 (1.32)  3.12 (0.72)  3.66 (1.36)  3.06 (0.88)d  .003  .43 

aGH: Generation Health.

bSignificantly higher in the blended group after the 10-week intervention.

cMVPA: moderate-to-vigorous physical activity.

dOverall effect of time is significantly higher after the 10-week intervention.