Table 3 Two-way table of predicted means (SEM) for the Australian Recommended Food Score categories by treatment condition and time (Intention To Treat analysis, ITT). Differences (p-value) over time and between treatments are shown in the table margins
ARFS categories | Control# (n = 228) | Intervention# (n = 205) | Difference | Effect size§ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Fruit (p = 0.66) a | ||||
Baseline | 5.39 (0.19) | 5.79 (0.19) | 0.40 (0.14) | – |
12 Months | 5.75 (0.21) | 6.03 (0.21) | 0.28 (0.35) | 0.12 (−0.7, 0.31) |
Differential change | 0.36 (0.057) | 0.255 (0.22) | −0.12 (− 0.66, 0.42)† | − 0.06 (− 0.25, 0.13) |
Vegetables (p = 0.44) a | ||||
Baseline | 13.63 (0.26) | 13.38 (0.26) | 0.25 (0.50) | – |
12 Months | 13.56 (0.28) | 13.58 (0.29) | 0.02 (0.96) | 0.03 (−0.16, 0.22) |
Differential change | −0.07 (0.77) | 0.20 (0.42) | 0.27 (−0.41, 0.94)† | 0.05 (−0.13, 0.25) |
Grains (p = 0.72) a | ||||
Baseline | 4.18 (0.10) | 4.28 (0.10) | 0.11 (0.46) | – |
12 Months | 3.78 (0.11) | 3.82 (0.12) | 0.04 (0.79) | 0.06 (−0.13, 0.25) |
Differential change | −0.4 (< 0.01) * | − 0.47 (< 0.01) * | − 0.06 (− 0.40, 0.27)† | −0.07 (− 0.27, 0.11) |
Protein | ||||
Meat, Poultry and Eggs (p = 0.84) a | ||||
Baseline | 2.63 (0.09) | 2.59 (0.09) | −0.04 (0.75) | – |
12 Months | 2.62 (0.09) | 2.56 (0.10) | −0.07 (0.63) | 0.01 (−0.18, 0.20) |
Differential change | 0.00 (0.97) | −0.03 (0.75) | −0.03 (− 0.28, 0.23)† | −0.04 (− 0.24, 0.14) |
Nuts and Legumes (p = 0.04) a, * | ||||
Baseline | 1.73 (0.08) | 1.82 (0.08) | 0.09 (0.40) | – |
12 Months | 1.75 (0.08) | 1.61 (0.09) | −0.14 (0.24) | − 0.13 (− 0.32, 0.06) |
Differential change | 0.03 (0.72) | −0.20 (0.01) * | − 0.23 (− 0.45, − 0.01)† | −0.19 (− 0.38, 0.00) |
Fish (p = 0.511) a | ||||
Baseline | 0.41 (0.03) | 0.35 (0.03) | −0.07 (0.10) | – |
12 Months | 0.40 (0.03) | 0.37 (0.03) | −0.03 (0.50) | −0.02 (− 0.21, 0.17) |
Differential change | − 0.01 (0.77) | 0.02 (0.53) | 0.08 (− 0.6, 0.21)† | 0.10 (− 0.09, 0.29) |
Total protein (p = 0.38) a | ||||
Baseline | 5.23 (0.13) | 5.22 (0.13) | −0.02 (0.93) | – |
12 Months | 5.22 (0.44) | 5.03 (0.15) | −0.19 (0.34) | −0.07 (− 0.27, 0.11) |
Differential change | − 0.01 (0.94) | −0.19 (0.19) | − 0.18 (− 0.57, 0.22)† | −0.10 (− 0.29, 0.09) |
Dairy (p = 0.06) a | ||||
Baseline | 2.81 (0.07) | 2.83 (0.07) | 0.01 (0.87) | – |
12 Months | 2.81 (0.07) | 3.02 (0.08) | 0.22 (0.04) * | 0.25 (−0.44, 0.05) |
Differential change | − 0.01 (0.93) | 0.19 (< 0.01) * | 0.20 (− 0.00, 0.41)† | 0.14 (− 0.06, 0.33) |
Total Score (p = 0.94) a | ||||
Baseline | 31.72 (0.52) | 31.98 (0.52) | 0.26 (0.73) | – |
12 Months | 31.89 (0.57) | 32.10 (0.58) | 0.21 (0.80) | 0.08 (−0.11, 0.28) |
Differential change | 0.17 (0.72) | 0.12 (0.80) | −0.05 (−1.40, 1.29)† | − 0.04 (− 0.23, 0.16) |
Alcohol (p = 0.86) a | ||||
Baseline | 33 (11.5) | 30 (10.7) | −0.02 (CI:-0.15, 0.11) | – |
12 Months | 24 (10.9) | 20 (9.9)* | −0.03 (CI:-0.18, 0.13) | 0.68 (0.46, 0.99) |
Differential change | −0.01 (0.14) | −0.02 (0.15) | 0.94 (CI:0.48, 1.85)$ | |
Fats (p = 0.12) a | ||||
Baseline | 102 (35.5) | 104 (37.0) | 0.02 (CI:-0.07, 0.10) | – |
12 Months | 83 (37.6) | 96 (47.1) | 0.10 (CI:0.00, 0,19) | 1.11 (0.60, 2.09) |
Differential change | 0.02 (0.09) | 0.10 (0.10) | 1.41 (CI:0.92, 2.15)$ | |