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Table 2 Changes in individual and overall scores after 1 school year follow-up in children, parents and teachers

From: The Program SI! intervention for enhancing a healthy lifestyle in preschoolers: first results from a cluster randomized trial

Within group difference

 

Children

Score range

Control (n = 877)

Intervention (n = 1080)

Difference (95% CI)*

p-value

KAH-D

0-30

6.87 (6.41, 7.32)

8.19 (7.79, 8.60)

0.93 (0.12, 1.75)

0.025

KAH-PA

0-30

0.48 (0.10, 0.87)

2.81 (2.46, 3.16)

1.93 (1.17, 2.69)

<0.001

KA-BH

0-20

0.44 (0.04, 0.84)

1.28 (0.92, 1.64)

0.65 (0.07, 1.24)

0.029

KAH overall

0-80

10.49 (9.63, 11.35)

14.61 (13.87, 15.35)

3.45 (1.84, 5.05)

<0.001

Emotions

0-9

2.41 (2.30, 2.51)

2.57 (2.48, 2.66)

0.08 (-0.12, 0.29)

0.437

Parents

Score range

Control (n = 816)

Intervention (n = 985)

Difference (95% CI)*

p-value

KAH-D

0-30

-0.74 (-0.99, -0.5)

-0.49 (-0.72, -0.27)

0.08 (-0.28, 0.43)

0.664

KAH-PA

0-30

0.64 (0.31, 0.96)

0.88 (0.58, 1.17)

0.05 (-0.35, 0.45)

0.792

KA-health

0-20

0.04 (-0.15, 0.23)

0.16 (-0.02, 0.34)

0.03 (-0.20, 0.27)

0.783

KAH overall

0-80

-0.09 (-0.62, 0.44)

0.55 (0.08, 1.03)

0.30 (-0.33, 0.94)

0.351

Teachers

Score range

Control (n = 71)

Intervention (n = 67)

Difference (95% CI)*

p-value

KAH-D

0-30

-0.86 (-1.64, -0.08)

0.82 (0.06, 1.58)

1.23 (0.46, 2.03)

0.002

KAH-PA

0-30

0.83 (-0.18, 1.85)

0.79 (-0.33, 1.91)

0.18 (-0.82, 1.18)

0.724

KA-health

0-20

1.15 (0.46, 1.84)

1.0 (0.38, 1.61)

0.17 (-0.48, 0.81)

0.614

KAH overall

0-80

1.12 (-0.65, 2.90)

2.61 (0.66, 4.56)

1.48 (-0.30, 3.27)

0.103

School environment

Score range

Control (n = 12)

Intervention (n = 12)

Difference (95% CI)*

p-value

Overall score

0-10

1.02 (0.92, 1.13)

1.07 (0.97, 1.16)

0.005 (-0.07, 0.08)

0.882

  1. KAH-D: Diet knowledge, attitudes, and habits. KAH-PA: Physical activity knowledge, attitudes, and habits. KAH-BH: Body and heart knowledge, attitudes, and habits. * Results from a mixed linear effect model, as explained in Statistical methods . Models adjust for baseline score and class year, and school is handled as a random effect.