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Table 4 Comparison of dietary behaviour outcomes over time and between intervention and control groups (n = 337)

From: Physical activity and nutrition behaviour outcomes of a cluster-randomized controlled trial for adults with metabolic syndrome in Vietnam

Outcome

Intervention group (n = 175)

P a

Control group (n = 162)

P b

P c

P d

Baseline n (%)

Post n (%)

Baseline n (%)

Post n (%)

Frequent vegetable intakee

164 (93.7)

168 (96.0)

0.333

152 (93.8)

143 (88.3)

0.080

0.966

0.008

Frequent fruit intakee

72 (41.1)

85 (48.6)

0.162

47 (29.0)

61 (37.7)

0.099

0.020

0.040

Frequent use of cooking oile

64 (36.6)

36 (20.6)

0.001

41 (25.3)

50 (30.9)

0.266

0.026

0.030

Frequent use of salte

171 (97.7)

90 (51.4)

<0.001

158 (97.5)

115 (71.0)

<0.001

0.910

<0.001

Frequent intake of animal internal organsf

49 (28.0)

19 (10.9)

<0.001

37 (22.8)

35 (21.6)

0.789

0.278

0.007

  1. aBetween baseline and post-intervention tests for intervention group
  2. bBetween baseline and post-intervention tests for control group
  3. cBetween intervention and control groups at baseline
  4. dBetween intervention and control groups at post-intervention testing
  5. eAt least once per day
  6. fMore than twice per month