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. 2011 Jun-Jul;16(6):345–350. doi: 10.1093/pch/16.6.345

TABLE 4.

Anthropometric variables at preintervention and postintervention, and the percentage change from pre-to-postintervention for completers only

Preintervention Postintervention Percentage change P
For trend YLP vs HIP HIP vs WLC YLP vs WLC
Height, cm
  YLP (n=9) 168.4 (163.3 to 173.6) 169.3 (163.7 to 174.9) 0.5 (0.1 to 0.9) 0.1
  HIP (n=10) 167.5 (162.7 to 172.4) 169.3 (164.4 to 174.3) 1.1 (0.6 to 1.6)
  WLC (n=11) 169.3 (166.0 to 172.7) 170.4 (166.8 to 174.0) 0.6 (0.2 to 1.1)
Weight, kg
  YLP (n=9) 104.4 (89.5 to 119.3) 103.3 (88.4 to 118.2) −1.0 (−4.4 to 2.4) 0.009 0.8 0.004 0.025
  HIP (n=10) 98.1 (86.4 to 109.8) 97.2 (84.2 to 110.2) −1.1 (−4.0 to 1.7)
  WLC (n=11) 106.4 (96.2 to 116.7) 109.9 (99.1 to 120.7) 3.2 (2.0 to 4.4)
BMI, kg/m2
  YLP (n=9) 36.6 (32.5 to 40.8) 35.9 (31.9 to 39.9) −1.9 (−5.0 to 1.1) 0.002 1 0.002 0.03
  HIP (n=10) 34.8 (31.6 to 38.0) 33.7 (30.4 to 37.1) −3.3 (−5.6 to −1.0)
  WLC (n=11) 37.1 (33.8 to 40.4) 37.9 (34.3 to 41.4) 2.0 (0.4 to 3.6)
BMI percentile
  YLP (n=9) 98.7 (98.1 to 99.4) 98.4 (97.5 to 99.2) −0.4 (−0.7 to −0.0) 0.005 0.8 0.001 0.02
  HIP (n=10) 98.2 (96.6 to 99.9) 97.2 (94.0 to 100.3) −1.1 (−2.8 to 0.5)
  WLC (n=11) 99.0 (98.4 to 99.7) 99.0 (98.4 to 99.6) 0.0 (−0.1 to 0.2)
BMI z-score
  YLP (n=9) 2.33 (2.09 to 2.57) 2.24 (1.97 to 2.51) −3.9 (−6.8 to −1.0) 0.001 0.7 0.001 0.006
  HIP (n=10) 2.28 (1.99 to 2.57) 2.16 (1.80 to 2.52) −6.5 (−11.8 to −1.2)
  WLC (n=11) 2.43 (2.21 to 2.65) 2.45 (2.22 to 2.68) 0.8 (−0.5 to 2.1)
Waist circumference, cm
  YLP (n=9) 104.6 (94.9 to 114.3) 102.3 (92.8 to 111.8) −2.1 (−4.6 to 0.4) 0.3
  HIP (n=10) 102.8 (95.3 to 110.4) 102.0 (91.2 to 112.8) −1.2 (−5.2 to 2.9)
  WLC (n=11) 109.8 (102.7 to 116.9) 110.6 (102.3 to 119.0) 0.6 (−1.4 to 2.6)

Data presented as mean (95% CI). Group comparisons for height, weight, body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference are adjusted for age; BMI percentile and BMI z-score variables are corrected for age and sex. HIP Healthy Initiatives Program; vs Versus; WLC Wait List Control; YLP Youth Lifestyle Program