| Usual practice mean, 95% UI | Intervention mean, 95% UI | Difference mean, 95% UI |
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Costs | |||
 Intervention cost | $0 ($0, $0) | $1013 ($927, $1096) | $1013 ($927, $1096) |
 Childcare centre cost of menu planning and review | − $966 (− $1339, − $564) | − $2460 (− $3320, − $1653) | − $1494 (− $2755, − $313) |
 Total cost |  |  | − $482 (− $1008, − $57) |
Consequences | |||
 Primary outcome result: non-significant increase in the mean number of food groups that were compliant with guidelines | |||
 Compliance scores | 0.33 (-0.22, 0.93) | 0.52 (-0.074, 1.22) | 0.19 (0.15, 0.30) |
 Secondary outcome results: | |||
 (1) Non-significant increases in compliance for food groups: fruit, dairy and alternatives and discretionary | |||
 Individual food group compliance scores | |||
 Fruit | 0 (− 0.26, 0.26) | 0.15 (0, 0.32) | 0.15 (0.04, 0.22) |
 Vegetables | 0.15 (0, 0.30) | 0.04 (− 0.07, 0.19) | − 0.11 (− 0.15, − 0.07) |
 Cereals and breads | − 0.07 (− 0.26, 0.15) | − 0.07 (− 0.30, 0.15) | 0 (− 0.04, 0.04) |
 Meat and alternatives | 0.15 (− 0.11, 0.41) | 0.15 (− 0.07, 0.41) | 0 (− 0.04, 0.04) |
 Dairy and alternatives | 0.04 (− 0.07, 0.19) | 0.11 (− 0.04, 0.26) | 0.07 (0.04, 0.11) |
 Discretionary | 0.07 (− 0.07, 0.22) | 0.15 (0, 0.33) | 0.07 (0.04, 0.11) |
 (2) Significant improvements in mean servings for fruit and discretionary food groups and non-significant changes in mean servings for vegetables, cereals and breads and meat and alternatives | |||
 Individual food group mean number of servings: | |||
 Fruit | − 0.01 (− 0.37, 0.35) | 0.28 (− 0.06, 0.62) | 0.29 (0.27,0.31) |
 Vegetables | − 0.08 (− 0.73, 0.54) | 0.7 (0.19, 1.24) | 0.77 (0.67, 0.92) |
 Cereals and breads | − 0.20 (− 0.91, 0.53) | 0.14 (− 0.37, 0.66) | 0.34, (0.09, 0.54) |
 Meat and alternatives | − 0.17 (− 0.44, 0.07) | 0.21 (0.06, 0.39) | 0.38 (0.32, 0.49) |
 Dairy and alternatives | − 0.21 (− 0.53, 0.07) | − 0.30 (− 0.68, 0.02) | − 0.09 (− 0.15, − 0.05) |
 Discretionary | 0 (− 0.48, 0.48) | − 0.48 (− 0.78, − 0.22) | − 0.48 (− 0.70, − 0.30) |