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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)
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