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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.
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