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Table 4 Estimated marginal means, percentages, sample sizes, standard deviations and p values for secondary outcomes

From: A theory-based online health behaviour intervention for new university students (U@Uni:LifeGuide): results from a repeat randomized controlled trial

 

1-month follow-up

  

6-month follow-up

  

Variable

Control

Intervention

  

Control

Intervention

  
 

% or mean

SD

n

% or mean

SD

n

p

d (odds ratio)

% or mean

SD

n

% or mean

SD

n

P

d (odds ratio)

Fruit and vegetable intake

 Portions per day

3.63

1.84

691

3.84

1.95

595

0.041

0.11

        

Physical activity

 Metabolic equivalent of task

3501.75

2348.35

690

3515.20

2348.97

579

0.919

0.01

        

Alcohol consumption

 Units in the last 7 days

12.06

12.01

682

11.45

11.78

578

0.364

0.05

        

 Number of days binge drinking in previous 7 days (drinkers only)

1.02

0.90

508

0.98

1.03

421

0.547

0.004

0.99

0.95

564

0.97

0.87

473

0.674

0.02

 Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test

        

9.32

4.94

504

9.40

4.90

416

0.809

−0.02

 Biochemical marker of alcohol consumption (fatty acid ethyl esters)

        

7.29

7.85

70

5.00

4.33

63

0.038

0.35

Smoking

 Has smoked

51.90

–

684

52.50

–

581

0.876

(1.01)

54.72

–

795

53.57

–

685

0.933

(0.96)

 Smoked since attending university

27.34

–

684

26.16

–

581

0.723

−0.02 (0.97)

37.16

–

783

30.70

–

671

0.016

0.11 (0.81)

 Current smoker

11.84

–

684

11.36

–

581

0.390

−0.03 (0.96)

        

 Cigarettes smoked per week (smokers only)

16.21

20.11

81

17.02

25.87

66

0.832

−0.04

19.87

28.19

74

18.30

21.75

46

0.749

0.06

 Smoking marker (cotinine)

        

1.02

6.40

70

0.38

1.49

63

0.460

0.13

 Smoking marker (nicotine)

        

2.52

11.94

70

2.91

17.96

63

0.867

0.03

Other outcomes

 EQ-5D-3 L

 Health index scores from EQ-5D-3 L (visual analogue scale)

0.92

0.26

663

0.91

0.24

559

0.907

−0.04

0.91

0.28

810

0.90

0.26

702

0.262

−0.04

 Health index scores from EQ-5D-3 L (time trade off)

0.93

0.26

663

0.93

0.24

559

0.873

0.00

0.93

0.28

810

0.92

0.26

702

0.208

−0.04

 EQ-5D-3 L visual analogue scale

78.61

13.97

669

79.47

14.07

569

0.285

0.06

79.16

12.98

763

78.98

13.07

657

0.791

−0.01

 Recreational drug use

 Have taken recreational drugs (single sample count method)

4.84

8.83

708

4.00

9.61

608

0.450

0.11

23.18

11.18

586

21.78

12.00

493

0.556

0.04

 Have taken recreational drugs (biochemical marker)

        

55.71

-

70

52.38

–

63

0.717

(0.88)

 Body mass index

 Self-report

21.63

1.70

591

21.52

1.77

491

0.302

0.06

22.00

2.38

698

21.84

2.44

596

0.231

0.07

 Objective

        

21.79

2.54

70

22.43

3.49

63

0.255

−0.20

 Health service usage

 Times visited general practitioner in previous 6 months

        

1.48

2.31

532

1.48

0.11

449

0.973

0.00

 General practitioner offered alcohol intervention

        

1.90

–

9

0.80

-

3

0.156

0.36

 No alcohol intervention offered

        

98.1

–

463

99.2

-

394

 

(1.92)

 Attended alcohol intervention

        

66.7

–

2

0.00

-

0

0.889

–

 Did not attend alcohol intervention

        

33.3

–

4

100

-

2

 

–

 Times visited accident and emergency department

        

0.13

0.46

532

0.11

0.42

446

0.439

0.05

 Times admitted to accident and emergency department

        

0.15

0.38

57

0.08

0.32

42

0.319

0.20

 Times required an ambulance

        

0.04

0.45

503

0.05

0.42

435

0.683

−0.02

 Times admitted to hospital

        

0.05

0.23

525

0.05

0.21

444

0.828

0.00

 Elective admissions to hospital

        

0.95

0.69

21

0.84

0.68

18

0.637

0.16

 Non-elective admissions to hospital

        

0.36

1.88

210

0.37

0.62

17

0.964

−0.01

 Other times visited hospital (not including above)

        

0.34

0.91

523

0.32

1.05

439

0.877

0.02

Social cognition variables

 Fruit and vegetables

 Affective attitude

5.96

1.28

658

5.94

1.18

560

0.823

−0.02

6.03

1.17

545

6.07

1.28

454

0.607

0.03

 Cognitive attitude

6.78

0.77

656

6.75

0.71

559

0.380

−0.04

6.82

0.70

543

6.77

0.64

454

0.212

−0.07

 Subjective norm

6.14

1.28

658

6.13

1.18

559

0.885

−0.01

6.26

1.17

545

6.21

1.07

455

0.495

−0.04

 Descriptive norm

2.67

1.28

659

2.63

1.18

561

0.557

−0.03

2.72

1.17

545

2.69

1.28

455

0.644

−0.02

 Self-efficacy

5.63

1.54

658

5.50

1.66

561

0.170

−0.08

5.83

1.40

545

5.57

1.49

456

0.005

−0.18

 Perceived control

5.43

1.54

659

5.42

1.66

560

0.953

−0.01

5.63

1.63

544

5.56

1.49

456

0.479

−0.04

 Intention

4.68

1.79

657

4.79

1.65

558

0.235

0.06

4.93

1.63

540

4.96

1.71

455

0.843

0.02

 Planning

5.00

1.79

657

4.93

1.66

560

0.564

−0.04

5.14

1.63

544

5.14

1.71

455

0.998

0.00

 Physical activity

 Affective attitude

5.65

1.54

659

5.61

1.66

560

0.680

−0.03

5.73

1.40

545

5.76

1.49

454

0.742

0.02

 Cognitive attitude

6.80

0.77

658

6.77

0.71

561

0.539

−0.04

6.84

0.70

544

6.77

0.64

454

0.105

−0.10

 Subjective norm

6.07

1.28

659

6.09

1.18

560

0.821

0.02

6.20

1.17

545

6.21

1.07

455

0.894

0.01

 Descriptive norm

3.68

1.28

659

3.78

1.42

561

0.202

0.07

3.86

1.40

544

3.83

1.28

454

0.706

−0.02

 Self-efficacy

5.68

1.54

658

5.57

1.42

561

0.198

−0.07

5.88

1.40

545

5.71

1.49

456

0.049

−0.12

 Perceived control

5.60

1.54

658

5.59

1.66

561

0.886

−0.01

5.73

1.63

545

5.65

1.49

455

0.441

−0.05

 Intention

5.34

1.80

660

5.43

1.66

560

0.364

0.05

5.32

1.87

545

5.47

1.71

455

0.158

0.08

 Planning

4.98

1.80

658

5.00

1.89

560

0.902

0.01

5.22

1.87

544

5.19

1.71

455

0.788

−0.02

 Binge drinking

 Affective attitude

3.17

1.80

659

3.08

1.89

560

0.379

0.05

3.02

1.87

545

3.03

1.71

455

0.944

−0.01

 Cognitive attitude

1.82

1.03

658

1.68

0.95

561

0.019

0.14

1.68

0.93

543

1.68

1.07

454

0.998

0.00

 Subjective norm

2.43

1.54

659

2.33

1.42

560

0.275

0.07

2.36

1.40

543

2.40

1.49

455

0.694

−0.03

 Descriptive norm

5.63

1.28

659

5.60

1.42

561

0.616

0.02

5.57

1.17

545

5.71

1.28

455

0.071

−0.11

 Self-efficacy

6.13

1.28

658

6.16

1.42

561

0.783

−0.02

6.20

1.40

545

6.15

1.28

456

0.574

0.04

 Perceived control

5.68

1.80

659

5.76

1.66

561

0.400

−0.05

5.82

1.63

543

5.89

1.71

455

0.461

−0.04

 Intention

3.38

1.80

658

3.24

1.89

558

0.210

0.08

3.28

1.86

543

3.19

1.92

455

0.434

0.05

 Planning

4.87

2.05

657

4.79

2.13

560

0.478

−0.04

4.99

2.10

543

4.84

2.13

455

0.244

−0.07

 Smoking

 Affective attitude

1.55

1.28

658

1.54

1.18

560

0.940

0.01

1.32

0.70

537

1.35

0.69

525

0.491

−0.04

 Cognitive attitude

1.27

0.77

658

1.26

0.71

559

0.648

0.01

1.59

1.17

545

1.53

1.28

455

0.398

0.05

 Subjective norm

1.31

0.77

658

1.30

0.71

559

0.854

0.01

1.35

0.93

545

1.35

0.85

455

0.940

0.00

 Descriptive norm

4.01

1.54

658

3.98

1.42

561

0.709

0.02

4.04

1.40

545

4.16

1.49

455

0.169

−0.08

 Self-efficacy

6.53

2.05

658

6.52

1.18

561

0.899

0.01

6.48

1.17

545

6.55

1.28

456

0.384

−0.06

 Perceived control

5.46

2.05

659

5.33

1.89

561

0.272

0.07

5.52

1.86

543

5.54

1.92

454

0.864

−0.01

 Intention

1.56

1.28

658

1.58

1.42

558

0.826

−0.01

1.67

1.40

545

1.59

1.28

455

0.322

0.06

 Planning

5.86

2.05

658

5.79

1.89

560

0.524

−0.04

5.81

1.86

542

5.69

1.92

454

0.342

−0.06