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Table 4 Percentages of Delta Healthy Sprouts participants meeting recommended nutrient intakes in the gestational period by treatment arm and visit (time)

From: Maternal diet quality and nutrient intake in the gestational period: results from the delta healthy sprouts comparative impact trial

  

GM 4 (n = 43 and 38)a

GM 6 (n = 39 and 25)

GM 8 (n = 36 and 22)b

P

Nutrientc

Arm

LSM

95 % CI

LSM

95 % CI

LSM

95 % CI

Time

Arm

Int

Total fat (% energy)

PAT

48.8

34.1

63.8

53.9

38.0

69.0

49.7

33.6

65.9

0.650

0.467

0.684

 RDA ≤ 35 %

PATE

50.0

34.2

65.8

55.4

35.8

73.6

64.5

42.6

81.6

   

Saturated fat (% energy)

PAT

30.2

18.2

45.8

43.8

29.0

59.9

41.6

26.5

58.4

0.285

0.063

0.570

 RDA ≤ 10 %

PATE

47.4

31.9

63.4

48.2

29.5

67.5

63.5

41.7

80.9

   

Cholesterol (mg)

PAT

65.1

49.5

78.1

64.3

47.9

77.9

83.7

67.5

92.7

0.414

0.607

0.304

 RDA ≤ 300 mg

PATE

68.4

51.8

81.4

69.1

48.5

84.2

67.1

45.1

83.6

   

Fiber (g)

PAT

0.0

NC

NC

0.0

NC

NC

0.0

NC

NC

NC

NC

NC

 RDA ≥ 28 g

PATE

7.9

NC

NC

0.0

NC

NC

9.1

NC

NC

   

Sodium (mg)

PAT

0.0

NC

NC

2.6

NC

NC

5.6

NC

NC

NC

NC

NC

 RDA ≤ 1500 mg

PATE

15.8

NC

NC

0.0

NC

NC

0.0

NC

NC

   

Calcium (mg)d

PAT

41.9

27.9

57.3

40.7

26.3

57.0

44.3

28.8

61.0

0.245

0.054

0.130

 RDA = 1000 mg

PATE

28.9

16.5

45.6

41.8

24.2

61.8

13.4

4.2

35.2

   

Folate (mcg)

PAT

90.7

77.4

96.5

91.4

77.6

97.0

88.7

73.8

95.6

0.929

0.486

0.871

 RDA = 600 mcg

PATE

86.8

71.8

94.5

85.1

66.9

94.1

85.7

65.5

95.0

   

Iron (mg)

PAT

90.7

77.4

96.5

91.1

77.5

96.8

88.4

73.8

95.4

0.975

0.260

0.486

 RDA = 27 mg

PATE

81.6

65.8

91.1

79.2

61.4

90.2

84.9

65.7

94.3

   

Vitamin C (mg)e

PAT

86.0

71.8

93.7

89.4

74.9

96.0

97.3

82.3

99.6

0.267

0.184

0.495

 RDA = 85 mg

PATE

84.2

68.6

92.9

81.4

61.6

92.3

87.0

65.6

95.9

   

Vitamin D (mcg)

PAT

83.7

69.3

92.2

85.0

70.2

93.2

82.6

66.8

91.8

0.949

0.699

0.790

 RDA = 5 mcg

PATE

78.9

62.9

89.3

79.9

61.4

90.9

83.4

63.2

93.6

   

Choline (mg)

PAT

14.0

6.2

28.3

15.7

7.2

31.1

8.1

2.5

23.2

0.525

0.992

0.349

 RDA = 450 mg

PATE

18.4

8.8

34.5

7.5

1.8

26.7

13.0

4.0

34.7

   
  1. GM gestational month; HEI-2010 Healthy Eating Index-2010; LSM least squares mean; CI, confidence interval; Int interaction (time x arm); PAT Parents as Teachers control treatment; PATE Parents as Teachers Enhanced experimental treatment; NC, not computed since model failed to converge due to time points with zero and close to zero percentages
  2. aMissed dietary recall for 1 PATE participant
  3. bExcluded dietary recall for 1 PATE participant (in hospital and consumed ice only)
  4. cBased on food and supplements combined
  5. dRDA = 1300 mg for participants 18 years of age
  6. eRDA = 80 mg for participants 18 years of age