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Table 6 Dietary data

From: "Strong Teeth": an early-phase study to assess the feasibility of an oral health intervention delivered by dental teams to parents of young children

 

Mean frequency

0–2 years

Baseline

2 week

Follow-up

2 month

Follow-up

Water

7.5

7.2

7.8

Milk

6.6

6.8

6.8

Sugared drinks

0.7

0.5

0.8

Cakes

1.8

2.8

3.4

Biscuits

3.7

4

4.2

Sweets

3.3

3.5

3.8

Fresh Fruit

6.4

6.6

7

Vegetables

5.5

5.8

5.8

 

Mean frequency

3–5 years

Baseline

2 week

Follow-up

2 month

Follow-up

Water

7.6

7.7

7.6

Milk

6

6.3

6.2

Sugared drinks

1.4

1.6

2

Cakes

3.1

2.9

2.7

Biscuits

4

3.6

4.1

Sweets

4.9

4.4

4.6

Fresh Fruit

6.6

7

6.4

Vegetables

5.8

5.8

5.5

  1. Frequency of food and drinks averaged for all participants across the 3 data collection visits, coded using the following key: 0—None; 1—less than once a month; 2—1–3 time per month; 3 – once per week; 4 – 2–4 times per week; 5 – 5–6 times per week; 6 once per day; 7 – 2–3 times per day; 8 – 4–5 times per day; 9 – 6 or more times a day
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