A pilot study of the effect of providing daily free fruit to primary-school children in Auckland, New Zealand
A pilot study of the effect of providing daily free fruit to primary-school children in Auckland, New Zealand
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DOI：
10.1017/s1368980008002954
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发表时间：
2009-05-01
影响因子：
3.2
通讯作者：
Scheffer, Judi A.
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作者：
Al Ashfield-Watt, Pauline;Stewart, Elizabeth A.;Scheffer, Judi A.
目标：通过定量评估水果摄入量的变化来确定低十分位数小学儿童对免费水果的摄入情况。设计：一项采用配对、整群随机化的随机对照试验。设置：20所低十分位数小学新西兰奥克兰的一所学校（最贫困儿童就读的学校）。在总共2032名儿童，年龄在7-11岁，提供了数据，至少有一个occasion.Intervention：10对低十分位数的小学相匹配的卷大小和位置被随机分配到控制（没有免费水果）或干预（免费水果）的一个学期。饮食评估使用24小时召回方法进行了基线，在最后一周的干预和6周后intervention.Results：水果摄入量在这一队列低于全国平均水平，超过40%的报告没有水果摄入量在基线，并没有组间差异。免费水果期后，干预组学生水果摄入量比基线增加0.39个/学校d（P
Objective: To determine the uptake of a free fruit provision to low-decile primary school children by quantitatively assessing changes in fruit intake.Design: A randomised controlled trial using a paired, cluster randomisation.Setting: Twenty low-decile primary schools (schools attended by the most deprived children) in Auckland, New Zealand.Subjects: In total 2032 children, aged 7-11 years, provided data on at least one occasion.Intervention: Ten pairs of low-decile primary schools matched by roll size and location were randomly allocated to control (no free fruit) or intervention (free fruit) for a school term. Dietary assessments using the 24 h recall methodology were made at baseline, on the last week of the intervention and 6 weeks post-intervention.Results: Fruit intakes in this cohort were lower than the national average with over 40% reporting no fruit intake at baseline and did not differ between group. After the free fruit period the intervention group increased school fruit intakes by 0.39 pieces/school d from baseline (P