Testing the feasibility of a sustainable preschool obesity prevention approach: a mixed-methods service evaluation of a volunteer-led HENRY programme

Table 2 Reported food frequency and physical activity data for parents and child (ren) (N = 69)

Item/Scale	Parent Score			Test result	Child Score			Test result
Item/Scale	Times per day	Pre	Post	p-value (effect size)	Times per day	Pre	Post	p-value (effect size)
Food intake
Fruit and vegetables	0–8+	3.25 (1.65)	4.13 (1.68)	.001 (r = .40)	0–8+	3.20 (1.88)	3.95 (1.63)	.008 (r = .33)
Water	0–8+	5.65 (2.09)	6.06 (1.97)	.088 (r = .21)	0–8+	4.63 (2.19)	5.70 (1.75)	< .001 (r = .46)
Sweetened/fizzy drinks	0–8+	.89 (1.17)	.84 (1.39)	.792 (r = .03)	0–8+	.72 (1.22)	.62 (1.21)	.557 (r = .08)
High fat/sugar foods	0–8+	1.79 (.62)	1.55 (1.38)	.310 (r = .13)	0–8+	1.43 (1.51)	1.18 (1.11)	.212 (r = .16)
Fruit and Veg		15 (24.4%)	27 (39.7%)	.019		18 (29.0%)	22 (32.8%)	.629
Physical activity		54 (78.3%)	54 (78.3%)	1.00		30 (44.1%)	32 (46.4%)	.824

Total scales in bold and single items in normal font. Single items reported when analysis did not support a total scale score. Fruit and vegetables and physical activity values represent frequency with percentages in brackets achieving recommended amount. P-value results represent pre-post time effects, using paired-sample t-tests for food intake and McNemar’s tests for fruit and veg and physical activity (criteria for significance, p < .01). Effect size represents Pearsons r (criteria: 0.1 = small; 0.3 = medium; 0.5 = large)

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