Table 2.

Auxological parameters of the study population by sex and age at enrolement (T0) and at the end of the study (T1)

W (Kg) mean ± SD	H (cm) mean ± SD	BMI mean ± SD (centiles)
All children
T0 17,3 ± 9,6	T0 100,3 ± 14,9	T0 16,1 ± 1,5 (50°)
T1 19,4 ± 11,6	T1 105,4 ± 23,2	T1 16,0 ± 2,1 (50°)
p = 0.02	p < 0.001	p = ns
Boys
T0 16,9 ± 6,7	T0 102,2 ± 23,7	T0 15,8 ± 1,1 (50°)
T1 18,3 ± 7,2	T1 106,3 ± 20,8	T1 15,6 ± 0,8 (50°)
p < 0.01	p = 0.03	p = ns
Girls
T0 17,9 ± 13,3	T0 98,1 ± 29,0	T0 16,5 ± 2,0 (50°)
T1 20,6 ± 16,4	T1 104,2 ± 28,2	T1 16,6 ± 3,0 (50°)
p = ns	p < 0.01	p = ns

*p significance for Paired T-test

ns = not significant