Table 2.
Baseline characteristics of children
| Intervention (n=80) | Control (n=122) | Total (n=202) | |
| Demographics | |||
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 9.69 (0.3) | 9.69 (0.3) | 9.69 (0.3) |
| Sex | |||
| Male, % (n) | 50 (40) | 50 (61) | 50 (101) |
| Female, % (n) | 50 (40) | 50 (61) | 50 (101) |
| Anthropometric measurements | |||
| Overweight or obese (≥85th centile),25 % (n) | 23.7 (18) | 26.1 (31) | 25.1 (49) |
| BMI, mean (SD) (range) | 17.44 (2.6) (13.3–25.4) | 17.89 (2.8) (13.7–25.1) | 17.65 (2.7) (13.3–25.4) |
| BMI SDs, mean (SD) (range) | 0.3 (1.1) (−2.3–2.5) | 0.4 (1.1) (−2.0–2.9) | 0.3 (1.1) (−2.3–2.9) |