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Table 2 Estimated marginal means, percentages, sample sizes, standard deviations, differences, p values and effect sizes for primary and secondary outcomes

From: A theory-based online health behaviour intervention for new university students (U@Uni): results from a randomised controlled trial

 

1-month follow-up

 

6-month follow-up

 

Variable

Control

Intervention

   

Control

Intervention

   
 

% or Mean

SD

n

% or Mean

SD

n

Diff

p

d

% or Mean

SD

n

% or Mean

SD

n

Diff

p

d

Fruit and vegetable intake

                  

Mean portions

5.47

4.26

453

6.02

4.18

436

.55

.053

0.13

5.72

4.98

512

5.61

4.89

495

-.11

.708

-0.02

Physical activity

                  

Mean METS

2563.39

2162.88

471

2755.63

2169.40

452

192.24

.179

0.09

3316.10

5143.79

526

3350.52

5144.16

513

34.42

.914

0.01

Mean hours sitting

400.55

150.49

388

396.19

150.44

372

-4.36

.890

0.03

408.12

158.25

450

412.24

158.30

435

4.12

.699

-0.03

Member of Sport Sheffield

         

56.52

-

325

54.92

-

318

-1.60

.392

-0.04

Not a member of Sport Sheffield

         

43.48

-

250

45.08

-

261

  

OR 1.11

Mean Sport Sheffield attendance

         

8.15

15.50

325

9.92

15.34

318

1.77

.149

0.15

Alcohol consumption

                  

Mean units in last 7 days

13.86

16.89

507

12.55

17.06

491

.02

.222

0.08

13.41

19.65

547

13.01

19.75

540

-.40

.737

0.02

Mean number of days binge drinking in last 7 days (drinkers only)

1.33

.99

271

1.31

.92

234

-.02

.901

0.02

1.16

.89

319

1.16

.85

288

.00

.973

0.00

AUDIT

                  

Mean consumption

         

6.45

2.60

400

6.32

2.52

376

-.13

.480

0.05

Mean dependency

         

.93

1.39

393

.88

1.34

366

-.05

.597

0.04

Mean problems

         

2.26

2.60

393

2.05

2.49

366

-.21

.256

0.08

Mean alcohol objective (FAEE)

         

2.55

4.59

43

2.80

4.61

34

.25

.816

-0.05

Smoking

                  

Has smoked

42.37

-

211

40.41

-

196

-1.96

.849

0.04

47.74

-

264

46.30

-

250

-1.44

.776

0.03

Has never smoked

57.63

-

287

59.59

-

289

1.96

 

OR 1.04

52.26

-

289

53.70

-

290

1.44

 

OR 1.05

Smoked since attending University

25.96

-

129

24.33

-

118

-1.63

.578

0.05

35.51

-

196

35.93

-

194

.42

.878

-0.01

Not smoked since starting University

74.04

-

368

75.67

-

367

1.63

 

OR 1.09

64.49

-

356

64.07

-

346

-.42

 

OR 0.98

Current smoker

11.45

-

57

9.07

-

44

-2.38

.333

0.14

13.02

-

72

8.70

-

47

-4.32

.010

0.25

Not a current smoker

88.55

-

441

90.93

-

441

2.38

 

OR 1.36

86.98

-

481

91.30

-

493

4.32

 

OR 1.92

Mean cigarettes smoked per week

2.74

5.57

496

2.35

5.71

483

-.39

.286

0.07

3.24

6.81

552

2.70

6.73

538

-.54

.181

0.08

Mean smoking objective (cotinine)

         

.37

.33

43

.51

.35

34

.14

.081

-0.41

Mean smoking objective (nicotine)

         

7.24

21.44

43

12.85

21.52

34

5.61

.266

-0.26

Other outcomes

                  

EQ-5D-3L

                  

Mean health index scores from EQ-5D-3L(VAS)

.91

.22

495

.91

.22

482

0.00

.957

0.00

.90

.12

542

.91

.23

530

.01

.452

0.05

Mean health index scores from EQ-5D-3L (TTO)

.92

.22

495

.92

.22

482

0.00

.728

0.00

.92

.23

542

.92

.23

530

.00

.739

0.00

Mean EQ-5D-3L visual analogue scale

77.63

12.45

494

76.66

12.45

477

-.97

.224

-0.08

77.69

13.01

540

77.17

13.05

524

.01

.508

-0.04

Recreational drug use

                  

Have taken recreational drugs (SSC measure)1

9.52

±10.74

47

22.57

±12.11

109

13.05

<.001

-0.57

8.27

±11.12

38

24.36

±12.7

105

16.09

<.001

-0.70

Have not taken recreational drugs (SSC measure)

90.48

 

450

77.43

 

373

-13.05

 

OR 2.04

91.73

 

418

75.64

 

324

-16.09

 

OR 2.39

Have taken recreational drugs (biochemical measure)

         

41.86

-

18

45.71

-

16

3.85

.491

-0.09

Have not taken recreational drugs (biochemical measure)

         

58.14

 

25

54.29

-

19

-3.85

 

OR 1.29

BMI

                  

Mean BMI

21.97

2.96

448

22.22

3.15

440

.25

.230

-0.08

22.15

2.23

499

22.12

2.22

494

-.03

.870

0.01

Mean objective BMI

         

22.01

2.90

100

22.27

2.86

91

.01

.550

-0.09

Health service usage 2

                  

Mean times visited GP in last 6 months

         

1.33

1.49

455

1.18

1.66

429

.01

.169

0.10

Alcohol intervention offered by GP

         

.39

-

1

.82

-

2

.43

.648

-0.41

Alcohol intervention not offered by GP

         

99.61

-

253

99.18

-

241

-.43

 

OR 1.68

Attended alcohol intervention

         

0

-

0

0

-

0

.00

-

 

Did not attend alcohol intervention

         

100

-

1

100

-

2

.00

  

Mean times visited A&E

         

.10

.43

452

.10

.41

426

.00

.882

0.00

Mean times admitted to A&E

         

.19

.52

42

.25

.51

40

.06

.622

-0.12

Mean times required an ambulance

         

.03

.21

429

.03

.20

404

.02

.802

0.00

Mean times admitted to hospital

         

.04

.21

450

.06

.21

425

.02

.253

-0.10

Mean elective admissions to hospital

         

.34

.69

13

.68

.67

20

.34

.181

-0.50

Mean non-elective admissions to hospital

         

1.02

.66

12

.44

.63

20

-.58

.020

0.90

Mean other times visited hospital (not incl. above)

         

.25

.85

447

.22

.82

424

-.03

.642

0.04

Academic achievement

                  

Mean grade of academic year

         

62.49

8.99

481

62.35

9.13

473

-.14

.814

-0.02

Progressed from level one

         

96.54

 

446

95.45

 

435

-.09

.810

-0.01

Did not progress

         

3.46

-

16

3.55

 

16

.09

 

OR 1.01

Social cognition variables

                  

Fruit and vegetables

                  

 Mean descriptive norm

2.67

1.10

488

2.63

1.09

478

-.04

.684

-0.04

5.61

1.62

534

5.37

1.84

527

.24

.027

-0.14

 Mean injunctive norm

6.05

1.10

488

5.93

1.08

478

-.12

.116

-0.11

3.18

1.62

534

3.43

1.61

527

.25

.017

0.15

 Mean perceived control

5.63

1.33

488

5.65

1.31

478

.02

.785

0.02

5.66

1.39

534

5.85

1.38

527

.19

.018

0.14

 Mean self-efficacy

5.50

1.55

488

5.49

1.53

478

-.01

.944

-0.01

5.58

1.39

534

5.72

1.38

527

.14

.106

0.10

 Mean intention

5.39

1.10

488

5.31

1.09

478

-.08

.270

-0.07

5.52

1.16

534

5.47

1.15

527

-.05

.442

-0.04

 Mean plan

4.85

1.55

488

4.78

1.53

478

-.07

.474

-0.05

5.09

1.39

534

5.13

1.38

527

.04

.628

0.03

 Mean attitude

6.22

.88

488

6.20

.87

478

-.22

.652

-0.02

6.65

.69

534

6.59

.69

527

-.06

.208

-0.09

Physical activity

                  

 Mean descriptive norm

3.75

1.33

493

3.78

1.31

480

.03

.637

0.02

5.71

1.39

539

5.65

1.38

527

-.06

.530

-0.04

 Mean injunctive norm

6.04

1.11

493

5.99

1.31

480

-.05

.550

-0.04

4.10

1.63

539

4.20

1.61

527

.10

.288

0.06

 Mean perceived control

5.80

1.11

493

5.93

1.10

480

.13

.078

0.12

5.83

1.16

539

5.96

1.15

527

.13

.069

0.11

 Mean self-efficacy

5.62

1.33

493

5.82

1.31

480

.20

.020

0.15

5.78

1.39

539

5.83

1.38

527

.05

.523

0.04

 Mean intention

5.63

1.11

493

5.64

1.10

480

.01

.921

0.01

5.67

1.16

539

5.74

1.15

527

.07

.306

0.06

 Mean plan

4.94

1.55

493

5.04

1.53

480

.08

.338

0.06

5.14

1.63

539

5.13

1.61

527

-.01

.944

-0.01

 Mean attitude

6.10

.89

493

6.18

.88

480

.08

.119

0.09

6.63

.70

539

6.62

.69

527

.01

.948

-0.01

Binge drinking

                  

 Mean descriptive norm

5.70

1.11

491

5.59

1.31

479

-.11

.177

0.09

2.79

1.85

537

3.00

1.83

525

.21

.059

-0.06

 Mean injunctive norm

2.48

1.33

491

2.47

1.31

479

-.01

.974

0.01

5.10

1.62

537

4.93

1.83

525

-.17

.110

0.10

 Mean perceived control

6.24

1.11

491

6.13

1.09

479

-.11

.171

-0.01

6.27

1.16

537

6.14

1.15

525

-.13

.097

-0.10

 Mean self-efficacy

5.70

1.55

491

5.66

1.53

479

-.04

.704

-0.03

5.81

1.39

537

5.69

1.38

525

-.12

.194

-0.09

 Mean intention

3.18

1.11

491

3.16

1.31

479

-.02

.824

0.02

3.13

1.39

537

3.07

1.37

525

-.06

.457

0.04

 Mean plan

4.66

1.99

491

4.45

1.97

479

-.21

.115

-0.11

4.89

2.09

537

4.50

2.06

525

.39

.003

-0.19

 Mean attitude

2.50

.89

491

2.52

.88

479

.02

.819

-0.02

1.83

.93

537

1.91

1.15

525

.09

.207

-0.08

Smoking

                  

 Mean descriptive norm

4.19

1.33

488

4.05

1.31

479

.14

.113

0.11

1.73

1.39

537

1.87

1.37

525

.14

.105

-0.10

 Mean injunctive norm

1.34

.88

488

1.35

.88

479

.01

.751

-0.01

3.63

1.62

537

3.57

1.60

525

-.06

.593

0.04

 Mean perceived control

6.61

1.10

488

6.58

1.09

479

.03

.666

-0.03

6.55

1.16

537

6.51

1.15

525

-.04

.518

-0.03

 Mean self-efficacy

5.36

1.77

488

5.28

1.75

479

-.08

.490

-0.05

5.12

1.62

537

5.37

1.83

525

.25

.172

0.14

 Mean intention

1.53

.88

488

1.51

.88

479

-.02

.671

0.02

1.61

.93

537

1.53

.92

525

-.08

.164

0.09

 Mean plan

5.58

2.21

488

5.30

2.19

479

-.28

.050

-0.13

5.57

2.32

537

5.19

2.29

525

-.38

.003

-0.16

 Mean attitude

1.45

.66

488

1.47

.66

479

.02

.573

-0.03

1.32

.70

537

1.35

.69

525

.03

.491

-0.04

  1. 1Includes confidence interval.
  2. 2These do not include imputed data as only measured at 6 months.
  3. Notes. METS = metabolic equivalent of task, AUDIT = alcohol use disorder identification test FAEE = fatty acid ethyl esters, VAS = visual analogue scale technique, TTO = time trade-off technique SSC = single sample count, OR = odds ratio, BMI = body mass index, GP = general practitioner, A&E = accident and emergency