Table 4

Progression of healthy habits 2 years after the beginning of the intervention

ConceptGroupProgression 2006→2008p Value
No changesNo→YesYes→No
Eats fruit or juice dailyControl122 (80.0%)10 (7.1%)18 (12.9%)0.185
Intervention160 (84.2%)18 (9.5%)12 (6.3%)0.362
Eats a second fruitControl108 (77.1%)14 (10.0%)18 (12.9%)0.597
Intervention134 (70.6%)39 (20.5%)17 (8.9%)0.005
Eats vegetables dailyControl114 (81.4%)12 (8.6%)14 (10.0%)0.845
Intervention139 (73.1%)28 (14.7%)23 (12.1%)0.576
Eats vegetables more than once dailyControl108 (77.1%)19 (13.6%)13 (9.3%)0.377
Intervention137 (72.1%)31 (16.2%)22 (11.6%)0.272
Eats fish ≥2 times per weekControl101 (71.6%)12 (8.6%)27 (19.3%)0.024
Intervention151 (79.5%)24 (12.6%)15 (7.9%)0.200
Eats once or more weekly in a fast food restaurantControl138 (98.6%)1 (0.7%)1 (0.7%)1.000
Intervention183 (96.3%)4 (2.1%)3 (1.6%)1.000
Eats legumes ≥2 times per weekControl103 (73.5%)21 (15%)16 (11.4%)0.511
Intervention144 (75.8%)21 (11.1%)25 (13.2%)0.659
Eats pasta or rice almost daily (≥5 per week)Control104 (74.3%)16 (11.4%)20 (14.3%)0.618
Intervention135 (71.0%)32 (16.8%)23 (12.1%)0.281
Eats pastries more than 3 times per week as a mid-afternoon snackControl119 (85.0%)6 (4.3%)15 (10.7%)0.078
Intervention161 (84.7%)15 (7.9%)14 (7.4%)1.000
Eats nuts ≥2 times per weekControl100 (71.4%)23 (16.4%)17 (12.1%)0.430
Intervention128 (67.4%)39 (20.5%)23 (12.1%)0.056
Has milk or dairy products dailyControl132 (94.2%)5 (3.6%)3 (2.1%)0.727
Intervention175 (92.1%)6 (3.2%)9 (4.7%)0.607
Eats sweets several times a dayControl132 (94.3%)3 (2.1%)5 (3.6%)0.727
Intervention178 (93.7%)6 (3.2%)6 (3.2%)1.000
3 or more fizzy drinks per weekControl125 (89.2%)4 (2.9%)11 (7.9%)0.118
Intervention167 (87.9%)11 (5.8%)12 (6.3%)1.000
Eats at schoolControl128 (80.5%)8 (5.0%)23 (14.5%)0.011
Intervention168 (78.1%)11 (5.0%)39 (17.9%)<0.001
Walks to schoolControl129 (81.1%)8 (5.0%)22 (13.8%)0.016
Intervention160 (73.4%)18 (8.3%)40 (18.3%)0.005
ExercisesControl109 (74.2%)16 (10.9%)22 (15.0%)1.000
Intervention146 (76.4%)30 (15.7%)15 (7.9%)0.036
TV hoursControl109 (75.7%)12 (8.3%)23 (16.0%)0.090
Intervention155 (84.3%)9 (4.9%)20 (10.9%)0.061
OverweightControl193 (82.9%)33 (14.2%)7 (3.0%)0.001
Intervention236 (87.1%)23 (8.5%)12 (4.4%)0.090
Proper breakfastControl143 (93.5%)8 (5.2%)2 (1.3%)0.109
Intervention196 (92.0%)11 (5.2%)6 (2.8%)0.332
5-a-dayControl124 (95.2%)6 (4.5%)3 (2.5%)0.508
Intervention62 (92.5%)7 (4%)6 (3.4%)1.000