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Table 2 Difference between dietary intake and health literacy groups at WL intervention and WL maintenance phase among participants (n=209)

From: Improvement of health literacy and intervention measurements among low socio-economic status women: findings from the MyBFF@home study

 

Intervention

Control

Intervention measurements

Mean change ± SD

 

Mean change ± SD

 

With HL improvement

Without HL improvement

p value

With HL improvement

Without HL improvement

p value

Calories intake (kcal)

 WL intervention

459

±508

156

±445

0.004*

133

±434

166

±477

0.755

 WL maintenance

36

±354

-12

±312

0.550

238

±492

38

±319

0.145

Protein intake (g)

 WL intervention

15.4

±21.8

5.7

±20.8

0.040*

4.3

±16.0

7.1

±21.6

0.537

 WL maintenance

0

±16.2

2.0

±13.8

0.587

3.1

±20.5

-0.5

±18.1

0.450

Carbohydrate intake (g)

 WL intervention

56.9

±67.1

13.5

±73.4

0.007*

11.5

±75.7

16.4

±73.2

0.773

 WL maintenance

8.1

±54.4

-5.2

±47.0

0.273

49.1

±78.0

4.3

±50.5

0.005

Total fat intake (g)

 WL intervention

17.2

±23.8

7.0

±19.5

0.030*

6.7

±18.1

5.4

±19.1

0.754

 WL maintenance

1.2

±14.6

1.4

±13.7

0.946

3.2

±19.1

4.1

±16.2

0.843

Dietary fiber intake (g)

 WL intervention

2.2

±5.1

0.3

±3.5

0.041*

0.4

±3.6

0.6

±3.7

0.742

 WL maintenance

-0.16

±2.4

-1.2

±3.5

0.193

1.5

±3.9

0

±2.6

0.064

Cholesterol intake (mg)

 WL intervention

56.0

±202

23.9

±112.7

0.415

16.3

±148.7

17.0

±167.3

0.983

 WL maintenance

4.0

±141.2

3.7

±83.5

0.990

-13.9

±130.4

0.9

±126.7

0.647

Sodium intake (mg)

 WL intervention

444.0

±974.0

27.5

±794.5

0.029*

-66.3

±1077.4

90.5

±936.3

0.492

 WL maintenance

-85.1

±665.2

-4.3

±690.0

0.627

293.6

±784.5

-18.0

±636.6

0.077

Vitamin C intake (mg)

 WL intervention

15.4

±59.0

5.9

±81.8

0.568

3.0

±71.9

24.0

±70.3

0.201

 WL maintenance

-20.2

±64.3

-24.0

±77.2

0.833

31.5

±72.3

-2.4

±54.7

0.205

Calcium intake (mg)

 WL intervention

115.1

±242.3

-3.9

±230.8

0.023*

38.5

±214.6

102.6

±336.0

0.350

 WL maintenance

37.6

±194.0

21.3

±186.5

0.723

54.0

±162.2

11.5

±221.0

0.404

Iron intake (mg)

          

 WL intervention

4.8

±7.6

2.6

±6.3

0.138

3.0

±6.5

1.9

±6.6

0.477

 WL maintenance

-0.7

±4.0

-0.5

±3.4

0.166

0.1

±5.0

-0.4

±5.1

0.689