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. 2007 Feb;97(2):306–310. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2005.080499

TABLE 2—

Adjusted Differences in z Scores (BMI-for-Age) and Relative Differences in Total Time Spent Outdoors at Age 10 and 12 Years: The Kidskin Study, Australia, 1995–2001

10 Years (95% CI) 12 Years (95% CI)
Adjusted absolute difference, z score (BMI-for-age)a n = 1423 n = 1100
    Control group Reference Reference
    Moderate-intervention group 0.01 (−0.12, 0.14) 0.05 (−0.09, 0.20)
    High-intervention group −0.08 (−0.22, 0.06) −0.11 (−0.27, 0.05)
Adjusted relative difference, total time spent outdoorsb n = 1177 n = 921
    Control group Reference Reference
    Moderate-intervention group 1.0 (0.87, 1.15) 0.94 (0.81, 1.09)
    High-intervention group 0.90 (0.78, 1.05) 0.98 (0.83, 1.15)

Note. BMI = body mass index; CI = confidence interval. The number of children available for analysis in Tables 1 and 2 differs because of missing data in the confounders.

aAdjusted for gender, ethnicity, parental educational level, and z score at baseline.

bAdjusted for gender, ethnicity, parental educational level, tendency to sunburn, and total time spent outdoors at baseline. was addressed by the objectives and design of the intervention.