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Table 5 Secondary outcomes in the crossover intervention group

From: Community-based intervention to improve dietary habits and promote physical activity among older adults: a cluster randomized trial

Outcomes		mean ± SD			P
TMIG Index of Competence	Pre		12.0 ± 1.7		0.869^a
TMIG Index of Competence	Post		12.0 ± 1.6
Self-maintenance	Pre		4.7 ± 0.2		0.326^a
Self-maintenance	Post		5.0 ± 0.0
Intellectual activity	Pre		3.9 ± 0.7		0.083^a
Intellectual activity	Post		3.7 ± 0.6
Social roles	Pre		3.2 ± 1.4		0.846^a
	Post		3.2 ± 1.2
		yes, n (%)f			P
Appetite	Pre	28(96.6)			1.000^a
	Post	28(96.6)
		Very good, n (%)	Good, n (%)	Not good, n (%)	P
Self-rated health	Pre	1 (3.4)	23 (79.3)	5 (17.2)	0.025^b
	Post	5 (17.2)	20 (69.0)	4 (13.8)

TMIG Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology, SD standard deviation.
^aPaired t-test for within-groups difference of continuous variables.
^bWilcoxon signed-rank test for within-groups difference of categorical variables.

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