Table 5. Percentage of children 4–5 yrs who consume the medium and large portion size before and after the use of “Nutripiatto”.
FOODS | % OF CHILDREN WHO CONSUMED THE MEDIUM PORTION SIZE | P VALUE (p) | EFFECT SIZE (d) | % OF CHILDREN WHO CONSUMED THE LARGE PORTION SIZE | P VALUE (p) | EFFECT SIZE (d) | ||
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T0 | T1 | T0 | T1 | |||||
Roasted potatoes | 6 | 0 | 0.01 | 0.5 | ||||
Crisps | 23 | 7 | 0.001 | 0.6 | ||||
Fish | 74 | 32 | 0.001 | 1.6 | ||||
White and red meat | 78 | 35 | 0.0001 | 1.5 | ||||
Biscuits | 14 | 4 | 0.008 | 0.5 | ||||
Vegetables | 45 | 65 | 0.004 | 0.5 |
The statistical analysis was performed using the Chi-squared test. Numerical data were converted into percentages as reported in Table 5. P value (p) < 0.05 and effect size (d) > 0.5 indicate values that were statistically significant.