Table 2:
Time-by-intervention results for diet and physical activity outcomes
| Timepoint 1 |
Timepoint 2 |
Timepoint 3 |
p value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Mean (SE) | n | Mean (SE) | n | Mean (SE) | ||
| Fruit and vegetable intake, servings per day | |||||||
| Intervention (gardening) group | 135 | 4·92 (0·24) | 106 | 4·96 (0·26) | 65 | 4·78 (0·28) | 0·28 |
| Control group | 135 | 4·97 (0·23) | 120 | 4·49 (0·24) | 75 | 4·23 (0·26) | ·· |
| Healthy Eating Index | |||||||
| Intervention (gardening) group | 135 | 62·9 (0·93) | 106 | 61·7 (1·13) | 65 | 62·3 (1·35) | 0·39 |
| Control group | 135 | 62·5 (0·92) | 120 | 59·8 (1·07) | 75 | 60·1 (1·27) | ·· |
| Fibre, g per day | |||||||
| Intervention (gardening) group | 135 | 22·02 (0·95) | 106 | 21·48 (0·91) | 65 | 23·21 (1·17) | 0·034 |
| Control group | 135 | 22·42 (0·94) | 120 | 20·07 (0·87) | 75 | 19·67 (1·10) | ·· |
| Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, min per day | |||||||
| Intervention (gardening) group | 136 | 52·83 (2·78) | 105 | 54·92 (2·62) | 65 | 45·41 (2·65) | 0·012 |
| Control group | 137 | 54·86 (2·75) | 109 | 49·12 (2·58) | 71 | 43·22 (2·57) | ·· |
| Sedentary time, min per day | |||||||
| Intervention (gardening) group | 136 | 171·8 (11·5) | 105 | 180·7 (11·3) | 65 | 187·7 (19·0) | 0·47 |
| Control group | 137 | 172·7 (11·3) | 109 | 169·7 (11·2) | 71 | 178·6 (18·5) | ·· |