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Table 1 Change in Year 10 peer leaders meeting energy balance-related behavior recommendations (%, 95% CI; n = 415)

From: Evaluation of a peer education program on student leaders’ energy balance-related behaviors

Behavior

Recommendation [32, 33]

Before SALSA

(%, 95%CI)

After SALSA

(%, 95%CI)

Changeb

(%, 95%CI)

P value

Fruit

≥2 serves/day

53.9 (47.1–60.4)

63.0 (58.0–67.8)

8.8 (3.4–14.2)

<0.01a

Vegetable

≥5 serves/day

7.5 (5.3–10.6)

12.2 (9.6–15.3)

5.0 (1.4–8.7)

<0.01a

Breakfast

Everyday

48.8 (41.6–56.2)

53.8 (45.8–61.7)

5.3 (−0.1 to 10.7)

0.053

Sugar-sweetened beverages

<1 cup/day

55.9 (48.8–62.9)

62.4 (53.0–70.9)

6.4 (1.5–11.2)

<0.01a

Screen-time

≤ 2 h/day

41.9 (36.7–47.2)

44.4 (38.0–51.0)

1.4 (−3.8 to 6.6)

0.592

MVPA

≥ 60 min/day

12.9 (8.5–19.0)

17.1 (12.7–22.7)

3.4 (−0.4 to 7.3)

0.076

  1. aStatistically significant improvement (P < 0.05). Screen time = Recreational screen time on school days. MVPA = moderate-to-vigorous physical activity. bDue to a strong school-level clustering effect, the % change may differ from expected