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. 2011 Jun 17;8:63. doi: 10.1186/1479-5868-8-63

Table 4.

Effects at 8 months mid-way assessment of the HEIA study, by gender and weight status

GIRLS Normal weight Overweight/
obese
BOYS Normal
weight
Overweight/
Obese
Mean CI Mean CI Mean CI Mean CI

SSB, dl/d
- week
n = 545 n = 92 SSB, dl/d
- week
n = 550 n = 85
Control 0.9 (0.8,1.0) 0.9 (0.6,1.3) Control 1.4 (1.3,1.6) 1.1 (0.8,1.5)
Intervention 0.8 (0.7,1.0) 0.5 (0.0,1.0) Intervention 1.3 (1.1,1.5) 1.2 (0.6,1.8)
- weekend n = 572 n = 98 - weekend n = 600 n = 90
Control 2.1 (2.0,2.3) 2.0 (1.5,2.4) Control 2.6 (2.5,2.8) 2.5 (2.0,3.0)
Intervention 1.9# (1.7,2.1) 1.5 (0.9,2.2) Intervention 2.6 (2.4,2.9) 2.5 (1.6,3.4)
TV/DVD, hours/d
- week
n = 579 n = 100 TV/DVD, hours/d
- week
n = 630 n = 93
Control 1.6 (1.5,1.6) 1.6 (1.4,1.8) Control 1.6 (1.5,1.7) 2.0 (1.7,2.2)
Intervention 1.3** (1.2,1.4) 1.6 (1.3,1.9) Intervention 1.5 (1.4,1.6) 2.4 (1.9,2.8)
- weekend n = 570 n = 99 - weekend n = 619 n = 93
Control 2.2 (2.1,2.3) 2.3 (2.0,2.6) Control 2.4 (2.3,2.5) 2.6 (2.4,2.9)
Intervention 2.1* (1.9,2.2) 2.1 (1.7,2.5) Intervention 2.3 (2.2,2.4) 2.9 (2.4,3.4)
Computer/games, hours/d
- week
n = 578 n = 101 Computer/games, hours/d
- week
n = 628 n = 94
Control 1.0 (1.0,1.1) 1.0 (0.8,1.2) Control 1.3 (1.2,1.4) 1.5 (1.2,1.7)
Intervention 0.8*** (0.7,0.9) 1.1 (0.8,1.3) Intervention 1.2 (1.1,1.3) 2.0# (1.5,2.4)
- weekend n = 570 n = 100 - weekend n = 624 n = 93
Control 1.4 (1.3,1.5) 1.7 (1.4,1.9) Control 1.8 (1.7,1.9) 2.0 (1.8,2.3)
Intervention 1.1*** (1.0,1.2) 1.4 (1.1,1.8) Intervention 1.8 (1.6,1.9) 2.4 (1.9,2.9)

SSB = Sugar-sweetened beverages, Overweight including obese

One-way ANCOVA

Adjusted for pre-test behaviours

*** p = <.001, ** p = 0.001, *p = 0.04, # p = 0.06