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Table 3 Intervention effect on change in fruit and vegetables (g/day) between baseline and follow up

From: Evaluation of the impact of a school gardening intervention on children’s fruit and vegetable intake: a randomised controlled trial

Food

RHS-led (n = 312)

Teacher-led intervention (n = 329)

Intervention effect

Mean (g)

SE

95% CI

Mean (g)

SE

95% CI

Mean diff (g)

SE

95% CI

P- value

Unadjusted

          

Change in fruit (g)

−33

11.8

−56, −10

−6

11.5

−28, 16

−27

16.4

−59, 6

0.1

Change in vegetables (g)

2

9.0

−15, 20

16

8.6

−1, 32

−13

12.4

−38, 11

0.3

Change in combined fruit and vegetables (g)

−32

14.5

−60, −3

8

14.0

−19, 36

−40

20.2

−80, 1

0.05

Change in fruit (g) School only

−36

12.9

−63, −9

−21

9.1

−40, −3

−15

15.8

−48, 18

0.3

Change in fruit (g) Home only

1

7.7

−15, 17

18

11.4

−5, 42

−17

13.8

−45, 11

0.2

Change in vegetables (g) School only

−11

7.4

−26, 4

−2

6.4

−15, 12

−9

9.9

−29, 11

0.3

Change in vegetables (g) Home only

7

4.8

−3, 17

18

6.3

5, 31

−11

8.0

−27, 5

0.1

Change in combined fruit & vegetable consumption (g) School only

−47

16.3

−81, 13

−22

8.6

−40, 4

−25

18.4

−63, 13

0.2

Change in combined fruit & vegetable consumption (g) Home only

8

9.4

−11, 28

34

16

0, 68

26

18.7

−12, 65

0.1

Adjusted for IMDS a , Ethnicity, Age & Gender

          

Change in fruit (g)

−8

30.8

−69, 52

−20

29.0

−36, 77

−28

16.4

−60, 3

0.08

Change in vegetables (g)

16

19.6

−11, 38

29

18.2

−6, 66

−13

12.8

−39, 11

0.2

Change in combined fruit and vegetables (g)

1

39.4

−75, 78

41

36.7

−27, 116

−40

22.8

−88, 1

0.06

Change in fruit (g) School only

−25

10.1

−46, −5

−12

14.2

−41, 17

−13

13.4

−41, 14

0.3

Change in fruit (g) Home only

−32

15.8

−65, 0

−13

14.1

−42, 16

−19

14.8

−50, 40

0.2

Change in vegetables (g) School only

−8

9.6

−28, 12

−1

5.9

−12, 12

−7

9.6

−26, 12

0.4

Change in vegetables (g) Home only

12

11.2

−11, 36

23

11.0

1, 46

−11

8.7

−29, 7

0.2

Change in combined fruit & vegetable consumption (g) School only

−25

10.8

−48, −3

−4

16.0

−37, 29

−21

15.8

−54, 11

0.2

Change in combined fruit & vegetable consumption (g) Home only

−19

20.8

−62, 24

9

20.4

−33, 52

−28

20.7

−71, 14

0.2

  1. Multi-level robust cluster regression analysis used to test significant difference between the two groups.
  2. aIMDS: index of multiple deprivation score.