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Table 4 Baseline and follow-up readiness differences of interventions and controls by total and dimensions

From: Improving community readiness among Iranian local communities to prevent childhood obesity

CRM dimensions

Interventions

Controls

Baseline/Follow-up

Change

bP-value

Baseline/Follow-up

Change

P-value

Existing community efforts

a4.85 ± 0.49/ 5.77 ± 0.47

 + 0.92

 < 0.001

4.93 ± 0.62/ 4.06 ± 0.57

- 0.87

 < 0.001

Community knowledge of efforts

4.74 ± 0.51/ 4.95 ± 0.51

 + 0.21

0.02

5.05 ± 0.61/ 4.57 ± 0.48

- 0.48

 < 0.001

Leadership

4.46 ± 0.42/ 5.07 ± 0.30

 + 0.61

 < 0.001

4.45 ± 0.47/ 4.28 ± 0.39

- 0.17

0.06

Community climate

4.41 ± 0.33/ 4.58 ± 0.30

 + 0.17

0.06

4.28 ± 0.39/ 4.23 ± 0.33

- 0.05

0.56

Community knowledge of issue

4.73 ± 0.46/ 5.56 ± 0.58

 + 0.83

 < 0.001

4.78 ± 0.66/ 4.59 ± 0.57

- 0.19

0.18

Resources

4.29 ± 0.42/ 4.43 ± 0.34

 + 0.14

0.09

4.57 ± 0.55/ 4.18 ± 0.48

- 0.39

 < 0.001

Total CR

4.58 ± 0.29/ 5.06 ± 0.29

 + 0.48

 < 0.001

4.68 ± 0.40/ 4.29 ± 0.36

- 0.39

 < 0.001

  1. aMean ± SD
  2. bRepeated measure analysis