Table 2.
Anthropometric characteristics of the participants before and after the intervention stratified by age and sex
| Girls | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before theintervention |
After theintervention |
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| Age (years) | Under 6 | 6-9 | 10-13 | 14-18 | Total | Under 6 | 6-9 | 10-13 | 14-18 | Total |
| WC (cm) | 68 ± 8 | 73 ± 8 | 82 ± 10 | 90 ± 12 | 77 ± 11 | 74 ± 10 | 81 ± 6 | 88 ± 11 | 90 ± 17 | 83 ± 11 |
| HC (cm) | 75 ± 8 | 82 ± 7 | 92 ± 10 | 104 ± 10 | 86 ± 11 | 81 ± 10 | 90 ± 7 | 96 ± 13 | 104 ± 11 | 92 ± 12 |
| WHR | 0.91 ± 0.04 | 0.89 ± 0.05 | 0.89 ± 0.05 | 0.86 ± 0.07 | 0.89 ± 0.05 | 0.91 ± 0.04 | 0.89 ± 0.03 | 0.92 ± 0.12 | 0.86 ± 0.09 | 0.90 ± 0.08 |
| BMI | 21.0 ± 13.7 | 21.1 ± 3.1 | 24.4 ± 3.9 | 27.8 ± 4.1 | 22.9 ± 4.1 | 21.5 ± 4.3 | 22.6 ± 3.2 | 25.1 ± 4.5 | 26.2 ± 4.4 | 23.7 ± 4.3 |
| BMI z-score | +2 | +1 | +2 | +1 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +1 | ||
| Boys | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before theintervention |
After theintervention |
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| Age (years) | Under 6 | 6-9 | 10-13 | 14-18 | Total | Under 6 | 6-9 | 10-13 | 14-18 | Total |
| WC (cm) | 81 ± 11 | 78 ± 11 | 87 ± 11 | 100 ± 13 | 83 ±12 | 86 ± 12 | 86 ± 12 | 93 ± 14 | 99 ± 19 | 89 ± 13 |
| HC (cm) | 86 ± 11 | 86 ± 10 | 96 ± 11 | 109 ± 15 | 90 ± 12 | 90 ± 11 | 92 ± 10 | 93 ± 14 | 107 ± 18 | 95 ± 12 |
| WHR | 0.94 ± 0.04 | 0.91 ± 0.05 | 0.91 ± 0.05 | 0.91 ± 0.02 | 0.91 ± 0.05 | 0.95 ± 0.02 | 0.92 ± 0.05 | 0.95 ± 0.15 | 0.91 ± 0.03 | 0.93 ± 0.09 |
| BMI | 22.5 ± 3.7 | 22.8 ± 3.7 | 25.7 ± 3.1 | 29.6 ± 4.6 | 24.0 ± 4.2 | 23.7 ± 3.9 | 23.6 ± 4.1 | 25.7 ± 5.4 | 28.8 ± 5.4 | 24.6 ± 4.8 |
| BMI z-score | +3 | +2 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +2 | +1 | +1 | ||
WC: Waist circumference, HC: Hip circumference, WHR: Waist to hip ratio, BMI: Body mass index