Table 2 |
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| Body weight, waist circumference and fruit intake before and after intervention | ||||||
| High-fruit | Low-fruit | Differences between groups | ||||
| Before | After | Before | After | Means (CI 95%) | p-value | |
| Body weight (kg) † | 92.4 ± 2.9 | 89.9 ± 3.0* | 91.2 ± 3.0 | 89.6 ± 2.9* | −0.9 (−2.2 to 0.4) | 0.18 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 103 ± 2 | 99 ± 2* | 107 ± 2 | 103 ± 2* | −1.2 (−3.0 to 0.5) | 0.17 |
| Fruit intake (grams) | 194 ± 15 | 319 ± 24* | 186 ± 15 | 135 ± 7* | 175 (119 to 232) | < 0.0001 |
* Significant difference between before and after.
† Body weight: high-fruit (n = 32), low-fruit (n = 31), waist circumference: high-fruit (n = 27), low-fruit (n = 22), fruit intake: high-fruit (n = 32), low-fruit (n = 31).
Christensen et al. Nutrition Journal 2013 12:29 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-12-29