From: Free school fruit – sustained effect three years later
Adjusted mean values* | Change in adjusted values* | |||||
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Sept. 01 | May 02 | May 05 | Sept. 01 to May 02 | Sept. 01 to May 05 (**) | ||
FV at school (portions/day) | ||||||
Boys | Free fruit (n = 291) | 0.16 | 0.66 | 0.21 | 0.50 | 0.05 |
Control (n = 646) | 0.19 | 0.16 | 0.11 | -0.03 | -0.09 | |
difference | -0.03 | 0.50 | 0.10 | 0.53 | 0.13 (0.07) | |
p-value | <0.001 | <0.001 (0.04) | ||||
Girls | Free fruit (n = 273) | 0.29 | 0.76 | 0.37 | 0.48 | 0.08 |
Control (n = 644) | 0.32 | 0.24 | 0.25 | -0.08 | -0.07 | |
difference | -0.03 | 0.53 | 0.12 | 0.56 | 0.15 (0.07) | |
p-value | <0.001 | <0.001 (0.04) | ||||
FV all day (portions/day) | ||||||
Boys | Free fruit (n = 300) | 1.25 | 1.42 | 1.22 | 0.18 | -0.03 |
Control (n = 670) | 1.57 | 1.18 | 1.16 | -0.39 | -0.41 | |
difference | -0.32 | 0.24 | 0.06 | 0.57 | 0.38 (0.31) | |
p-value | <0.001 | <0.001 (0.008) | ||||
Girls | Free fruit (n = 281) | 1.95 | 2.18 | 1.91 | 0.23 | -0.04 |
Control (n = 675) | 2.03 | 1.57 | 1.54 | -0.46 | -0.48 | |
difference | -0.07 | 0.62 | 0.37 | 0.69 | 0.44 (0.35) | |
p-value | <0.001 | <0.001 (0.008) | ||||
Usual FV intake (times/week) | ||||||
Boys | Free fruit (n = 294) | 12.1 | 12.9 | 12.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
Control (n = 644) | 13.2 | 12.7 | 12.2 | -0.5 | -1.0 | |
difference | -1.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.6 (0.9) | |
p-value | <0.001 | <0.001 (0.04) | ||||
Girls | Free fruit (n = 273) | 15.6 | 16.4 | 16.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
Control (n = 651) | 15.1 | 14.6 | 14.1 | -0.5 | -1.0 | |
difference | 0.5 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 1.6 (0.9) | |
p-value | <0.001 | <0.001 (0.04) | ||||
Soda/candy/chips (times/week) | ||||||
Boys | Free fruit (n = 572) | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.9 | -0.2 | -0.1 |
Control (n = 1303) | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 | |
difference | -0.4 | -0.8 | -0.7 | -0.3 | -0.3 (-0.2) | |
p-value | 0.07 | 0.31 (0.48) | ||||
Girls | Free fruit (n = 572) | 5.3 | 5.1 | 4.6 | -0.2 | -0.7 |
Control (n = 1303) | 5.7 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 0.2 | -0.6 | |
difference | -0.4 | -0.7 | -0.6 | -0.3 | -0.2 (-0.1) | |
p-value | 0.07 | 0.31 (0.48) |