Key outcomes in intervention and control communities, before and after intervention and magnitude of change
Outcome | Intervention community | Control community | ||||
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Before intervention | After intervention | Change | Before intervention | After intervention | Change | |
*t Test for difference in means; †Z test of two proportions. | ||||||
Diet* | ||||||
Fruits (portions/day) | 1.97 | 2.06 | 0.09 (p = 0.35) | 2.11 | 2.23 | 0.12 (p = 0.19) |
Vegetables (portions/day) | 2.06 | 2.21 | 0.15 (p = 0.14) | 2.16 | 2.41 | 0.25 (p = 0.01) |
Fruits and vegetables (portions/day) | 3.92 | 4.21 | 0.29 (p = 0.07) | 4.16 | 4.60 | 0.44 (p = 0.003) |
Health† | ||||||
Fair to poor self reported health (prevalence) | 37.7 | 45.05 | 7.35 (p = 0.17) | 40.41 | 38.94 | −1.47 (p = 0.76) |
Poor psychological health (prevalence) | 38.6 | 26.47 | −12.13 (p = 0.017) | 26.63 | 25.79 | −0.84 (p = 0.85) |