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Table 3 Diet, physical activity, and screen time at baseline, follow-up, and change scores (M ± SD) among children participating in ANDALE Pittsburgh intervention

From: ANDALE Pittsburgh: results of a promotora-led, home-based intervention to promote a healthy weight in Latino preschool children

 

Baseline

Follow-up

Change Score

p-value

Dietary Intake (n = 49)

 Fruit, grams per day

19.29 ± 1.27

23.71 ± 1.39

4.43 ± 1.26

0.001

 Vegetables (no potatoes), cups per day

0.49 ± 0.42

0.63 ± 0.60

0.14 ± 0.06

0.034

 Whole Grains, oz. per day

0.72 ± 0.64

0.74 ± 0.87

0.02 ± 0.65

0.790

 Saturated Fat, grams per day

15.2 ± 7.3

12.2 ± 7.4

− 3.0 ± 0.6

< 0.001

 Sugar/syrup added to foods/beverages, tsp per day

5.06 ± 3.58

3.43 ± 2.21

− 1.63 ± 3.03

< 0.001

 Sugar-Sweetened Beverages, kcals per day

15.5 ± 26

7.6 ± 12.1

−7.8 ± 26.0

0.040

Objectively-measured Physical Activity (n = 22)

 Sedentary behavior, min/h

34.7 ± 3.4

34.8 ± 4.3

0.1 ± 0.8

0.942

 Very Light, min/h

12.3 ± 1.7

12.2 ± 2.0

− 0.2 ± 1.2

0.531

 Light Activity, min/h

6.5 ± 1.1

6.8 ± 1.3

0.2 ± 1.0

0.308

 Moderate Activity, min/h

4.7 ± 1.3

4.8 ± 1.6

0.1 ± 0.3

0.770

 Vigorous Activity, min/h

1.7 ± 1.1

1.4 ± 1.1

− 0.2 ± 0.8

0.223

 Total Activity, min/h

25.2 ± 3.4

25.2 ± 3.4

−0.1 ± 3.5

0.942

 Average Counts per Minute

543 ± 145

532 ± 35

−12 ± 133

0.681

Screen Time (n = 49)

 Screen time, minutes/day

60 [35, 120]

60 [32, 90]

0 [−60, 0]

0.020

  1. Data are reported as mean ± SD or n (%) across ordinal categories. Data were compared using paired t tests or nonparametric Wilcoxon signed-rank tests
  2. p-values <0.05 were bolded to indicate statistical significance