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Table 5 School gardening characteristics from 6 months to follow-up

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

Process measures

6 months

Follow-up

 
 

Teacher-led

 

RHS-led

Teacher-led

RHS-led

 
 

N

Mean (SE)

95% CI

N

Mean (SE)

95% CI

N

Mean (SE)

95% CI

N

Mean (SE)

95% CI

Do you have a school garden?

          

(% no)

3

25

 

1

10

2

17

0

0

 

(% yes)

9

75

 

9

90

10

83

10

100

 

Number of different fruits grown

9

1.8 (0.1)

1.6, 2.0

8

1.0 (0.5)

0.3, 1.9

10

1.6 (0.1)

1.4, 1.8

10

1.0 (0.1)

0.1, 1.9

Number of different vegetables grown

9

7.3 (0.2)

6.9, 7.8

8

6.8 (0.3)

6.5, 7.1

10

5.9 (0.1)

5.6, 6.2

10

7.1 (0.1)

6.8, 7.5

Size of garden (%)

          

  Small

1

11

 

1

11

0

0

0

0

 

  Medium

2

22

 

2

22

2

22

0

0

 

  Large

6

66

 

6

66

7

77

10

100

 

Which year groups are involved (%)

          

  Reception- year 2

0

0

 

1

11

0

0

1

10

 

  Year 3- year 6

1

13

 

0

0

2

20

1

10

 

  All

7

87

 

8

88

8

80

8

80

 

Are year 3 & year 4 involved (% yes)

7

77

 

8

88

9

100

9

90

 

Do you have a gardening club (% yes)

6

66

 

6

75

6

60

7

70

 

Which year groups are involved in gardening club (%)

          

  Reception- year 2

0

0

 

0

0

0

0

0

0

 

  Year 3- year 6

1

25

 

3

50

1

25

4

66

 

  All

3

75

 

3

50

3

75

2

33

 

Successfully harvested fruit & vegetables (%)

          

  None

1

14

 

0

0

0

0

2

20

 

  Some

2

28

 

4

50

0

0

6

60

 

  All

4

57

 

4

50

9

100

2

20