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Table 3 Summary of costs and consequences

From: Economic evaluation of a web-based menu planning intervention to improve childcare service adherence with dietary guidelines

 

Usual practice mean, 95% UI

Intervention mean, 95% UI

Difference mean, 95% UI

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)