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Table 2 Main dietary habits and behaviours of the Intervention Group (IG) and the Control Group (CG) at t0 and t3

From: Effects of nutrition motivational intervention in patients affected by type 2 diabetes mellitus: a longitudinal study in Naples, South Italy

 

IG

CG

Questions

t0

t3

χ2 (p)

t0

t3

χ2 (p)

N.

%

N.

%

N.

%

N

%

What do you use to sweeten food and drinks?

 White sugar

25

36.2

23

33.3

0.05

73

34.8

68

32.4

0.85

 Brown sugar

7

10.2

13

18.8

18

8.5

21

10.0

 Fructose

7

10.2

0

21

10.0

17

8.1

 Miele

0

2

2.9

3

1.4

5

2.4

 Sweeteners

13

18.8

12

17.4

41

19.6

48

22.8

 Nothing

17

24.6

19

27.6

54

25.7

51

24.3

Do you eat five meals a day?

 Yes

30

46.4

46

66.7

0.006

91

42.3

100

47.6

0.38

 No

39

53.6

23

33.3

119

57.7

110

52.4

Do you snack on fruit?

 Yes

16

23.2

32

46.4

0.004

71

33.8

78

37.1

0.48

 No

53

76.8

37

53.6

139

66.2

132

62.9

Do you regularly eat fish?

 Yes

50

72.4

63

91.3

0.004

188

89.5

191

90.9

0.62

 No

19

27.6

6

8.7

22

10.5

19

9.1

What do you usually order at a coffee shop?

 Bitter orangeade

26

37.8

17

24.6

0.02

71

33.8

75

35.7

0.95

 Freshly squeezed orange juice without sugar

29

42.0

41

59.4

115

54.8

112

53.3

 Ice lolly

0

4

5.8

18

8.6

16

7.7

 Ice cream cone

14

20.2

7

10.2

6

2.8

7

3.3