Table 3 Pairwise comparisons of changes in feeding frequency of participating pupils in JHS before, during and aftrer Ramadan (Repeated measures ANOVA)
From: Ramadan fasting alters food patterns, dietary diversity and body weight among Ghanaian adolescents
(I) feed frequency (mean ± SD) | (J) feed frequency (mean ± SD) | Mean Difference (I-J) | Std. Error | Sig.b | 95% Confidence Interval for Differenceb | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lower Bound | Upper Bound | |||||
Baseline frequency (3.1 ± 0.6) | Midline frequency (2.7 ± 0.8) | 0.437a | 0.048 | < 0.001 | 0.311 | 0.564 |
End line frequency (2.7 ± 0.7) | 0.423a | 0.044 | < 0.001 | 0.308 | 0.539 | |
Post Ramadan frequency (3.1 ± 0.7) | 0.052 | 0.042 | 1.000 | −0.061 | 0.164 | |
Midline frequency (2.7 ± 0.8) | End line frequency (2.7 ± 0.7) | − 0.014 | 0.048 | 1.000 | −0.140 | 00.113 |
Post Ramadan frequency (3.1 ± 0.7) | −0.385a | 0.048 | < 0.001 | −0.513 | −0.257 | |
End line frequency (2.7 ± 0.7) | Post Ramadan frequency (3.1 ± 0.7) | −0.372a | 0.047 | < 0.001 | −0.496 | − 0.247 |