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Table 4 Percentage of dual contact participants adhering to individual health behaviours (n = 1328)

From: Randomized controlled trial of a computer-tailored multiple health behaviour intervention in general practice: 12-month follow-up results

 

Baseline

12 months

% difference within groups (12 months minus baseline %)

Difference between intervention & control group change at 12 months#

 

Intervention %

Control %

p-value^

Intervention %

Control %

p-value^

Intervention

Control

OR (95% CI)

p-value

Meat

72.2

74.5

0.21

67.0

70.1

0.21

-5.2

-4.4

0.90 (0.82-1.0)

0.08

Fish

67.0

69.3

0.25

78.9

73.2

0.01*

+11.9

+3.9

1.38 (1.22-1.55)

0.00*

Milk

68.9

70.2

0.52

75.1

73.1

0.39

+6.1

+2.9

1.15 (1.06-1.26)

0.01*

Salt

44.8

44.4

0.83

52.4

45.3

0.01*

+7.6

+0.9

1.14 (1.06-1.24)

0.01*

V&F

11.9

12.1

0.89

21.2

12.7

0.00*

+9.2

+0.6

1.37 (1.18-1.59)

0.00*

Spread

66.4

66.3

0.95

72.6

64.7

0.00*

+6.1

-1.7

1.08 (0.99-1.18)

0.10

Smoking

84.5

86.0

0.31

89.0

90.4

0.38

+4.5

+4.4

1.04 (0.96-1.14)

0.14

Physical activity

49.9

53.0

0.13

48.7

46.8

0.48

-1.2

-6.2

0.85 (0.76-1.01)

0.10

Alcohol

67.9

69.7

0.35

78.3

75.5

0.20

+10.4

+5.8

1.34 (1.21-1.48)

0.00*

Body weight

43.5

38.8

0.06

42.3

39.7

0.34

-1.2

+1.7

1.02 (0.95-1.10)

0.49

  1. ^Chi2 used to test the significant difference for % adherence between intervention and control groups.
  2. #GEE used for measuring statistical significance for difference between changes in intervention group over and above the change in control group.
  3. *Significant results (Bolded Text).
  4. Analysis adjusted for age and education status.
  5. V&F: Vegetable and Fruit.