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Table 2 Change in Year 10 peer leaders meeting energy balance-related behavior recommendations, by gender (% 95%CIs)

From: Evaluation of a peer education program on student leaders’ energy balance-related behaviors

Behavior

Recommendation [32, 33]

Boys (n = 148)

Girls (n = 267)

 

Before SALSA

(%, 95% CI)

After SALSA

(%, 95%CI)

Change

(%, 95%CI)

Before SALSA

(%, 95%CI)

After SALSA

(%, 95%CI)

Change

(%, 95%CI)

P* (between gender)

Fruit

≥2 serves/day

49.0% (42.1–55.9)

61.9% (55.0–68.4)

12.9% (3.7–22.1)a

55.3% (47.4–63.0)

63.7% (58.0–69.0)

7.2% (0.6–13.7)a

0.329

Vegetable

≥5 serves/day

8.1% (4.5–14.1)

14.3% (10.2–19.7)

4.2% (−0.1 to 8.5)

7.2% (4.6–11.1)

10.4% (6.9–15.5)

3.1% (−2.0 to 8.2)

0.590

Breakfast

Everyday

49.7% (38.9–59.4)

60.9% (49.3–71.4)

13.3% (3.4–23.2)a

47.1% (38.5–55.8)

49.1% (40.2–58.0)

−0.4% (−7.0 to 6.2)

0.004a

Sugar-sweetened beverage

<1 cup/day

48.5% (39.1–58.0)

48.9% (37.0–60.9)

1.5% (−7.4 to 10.5)

60.1% (52.5–67.2)

69.3% (59.7–77.5)

9.9% (3.9–15.8)a

0.139

Screen-time

≤2 h/day

48.3% (21.0–55.7)

51.5% (44.6–58.2)

5.0% (3.6–6.4)a

38.1% (32.5–44.1)

39.4% (31.7–47.7)

0.7% (−6.8 to 8.2)

0.558

MVPA

≥60 min/day

13.9% (8.6–21.8)

27.0% (18.8–37.1)

14.2% (6.9–21.5)a

12.6% (8.0–19.2)

10.2% (6.2–16.5)

−1.7% (−5.6 to 2.2)

<0.001a

  1. aStatistically significant improvement (P < 0.05). MVPA = moderate-to-vigorous physical exercise. Screen time = recreational screen time on school days. P* Interaction between boys and girls