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.