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. 2012 Feb;8(1):60–70. doi: 10.1089/chi.2011.0085

Table 3.

Means (Standard Deviations) and Intraclass Correlations of Study Outcome Measures and Model Statistics Comparing the Trends Between Control (C) and Intervention Schools (I) over Six Measurement Time Points

    Year 1 baseline (month 1) Year 1 posttest (month 9) Year 2 baseline (month 13) Year 2 posttest (month 20) Year 3 baseline (month 24) Year 3 posttest (month 33) ICC F/pvalue for treatmenttime interaction term
Percent body fat C 26.66 (9.69) 26.96 (9.70) 27.56 (9.48) 27.73 (9.42) 29.05 (9.74) 27.44 (9.40) 0.94 F=3.10
(%)a I 26.00 (9.07) 25.53 (9.27) 26.89 (9.59) 26.32 (10.04) 28.15 (10.37) 27.23 (9.84)   p=0.009
 Contrast estimate (SE)     −0.33 (0.21) 0.03 (0.28) −0.44 (0.19) 0.26 (0.38) 0.54 (0.43)    
p value     0.11 0.91 0.19 0.49 0.21    
Cardiorespiratory C 162.17 (17.46) 160.52 (15.72) 161.83 (17.04) 159.25 (18.44) 162.2 (19.21) 160.55 (17.84) 0.58 F=4.74
fitness (bpm)b,c I 159.25 (17.84) 154.06 (20.31) 161.45 (18.33) 156.98 (20.53) 162.81 (21.61) 158.26 (19.20)   p<0.001
 Contrast estimate (SE)     −2.87 (1.39) 2.87 (1.53) 1.39 (1.58) 4.32 (1.65) 0.70 (1.65)    
p value     0.039 0.062 0.38 0.009 0.67    
Weight (kg)a,e C 34.30 (10.28) 37.14 (11.38) 39.18 (11.58) 42.24 (12.87) 44.81 (13.88) 47.83 (14.88) 0.95 F=1.92
  I 34.74 (11.39) 37.06 (12.35) 40.21 (13.53) 43.22 (14.92) 46.03 (16.20) 49.77 (17.02)   p=0.09
 Contrast estimate (SE)     –0.24 (0.20) 0.23 (0.30) 0.29 (0.40) 0.83 (0.50) 1.01 (0.59)    
p value     0.24 0.45 0.47 0.095 0.087    
Height (cm)d,e C 133.03 (6.72) 136.57 (7.01) 138.96 (7.17) 143.03 (7.58) 145.65 (7.68) 149.53 (8.02) 0.96 F=0.94
  I 133.55 (7.81) 137.26 (8.27) 140.41 (8.58) 144.39 (8.66) 146.77 (8.72) 151.20 (8.85)   p=0.45
 Contrast estimate (SE)     0.09 (0.11) 0.16 (0.17) 0.22 (0.22) 0.04 (0.27) 0.18 (0.32)    
p value     0.40 0.33 0.31 0.88 0.58    
BMI z-scoree C 0.78 (1.07) 0.78 (1.10) 0.74 (1.09) 0.76 (1.10) 0.76 (1.13) 0.70 (1.13) 0.96 F=1.78
  I 0.76 (1.10) 0.67 (1.11) 0.69 (1.21) 0.67 (1.19) 0.71 (1.25) 0.72 (1.17)   p=0.12
 Contrast estimate (SE)     −0.04 (0.02) –0.03 (0.03) –0.03 (0.04) 0.02 (0.04) 0.05 (0.05)    
p value     0.075 0.30 0.39 0.62 0.28    
Waist circumference C 62.37 (10.36) 63.98 (10.86) 65.32 (10.81) 67.37 (12.92) 67.72 (11.86) 67.51 (11.64) 0.90 F=2.52
(cm)e I 62.67 (10.86) 63.62 (11.11) 65.85 (12.24) 67.31 (12.96) 68.74 (14.18) 68.90 (13.27)   p=0.03
 Contrast estimate (SE)     −0.26 (0.42) 0.17 (0.50) −0.53 (0.53) 0.89 (0.50) 1.05 (0.58)    
p value     0.54 0.73 0.32 0.073 0.072    
TC/HDL ratioc C 2.89 (0.71) 3.28 (0.90) 3.64 (1.27) 3.68 (1.23) 3.59 (1.16) 3.44 (1.07) 0.49 F=0.45
  I 3.04 (0.93) 3.30 (1.16) 3.65 (1.22) 3.69 (1.20) 3.69 (1.35) 3.61 (1.53)   p=0.82
 Contrast estimate (SE)     −l0.06 (0.11) −0.05 (0.12) −0.10 (0.12) 0.05 (0.12) 0.03 (0.12)    
p value     0.55 0.66 0.41 0.68 0.80    
Systolic blood C 110.30 (9.02) 107.79 (9.36) 108.97 (9.96) 108.98 (8.16) 108.31 (8.94) 110.98 (8.62) 0.55 F=1.47
pressure (mmHg)b,d I 110.60 (9.55) 106.60 (10.17) 109.93 (9.26) 109.28 (9.63) 109.29 (8.89) 111.48 (9.49)   p=0.20
 Contrast estimate (SE)     −1.17 (0.75) 1.10 (0.84) −0.12 (0.87) −0.06 (0.87) −0.25 (0.92)    
p value     0.12 0.19 0.89 0.94 0.79    
Diastolic blood C 66.14 (4.97) 64.69 (5.59) 65.42 (5.76) 65.57 (5.11) 64.78 (4.95) 66.04 (4.78) 0.42 F=0.75
pressure (mmHg)d I 65.89 (5.21) 63.84 (6.35) 65.15 (6.11) 65.10 (5.33) 65.08 (5.08) 66.06 (5.58)   p=0.59
 Contrast estimate (SE)     −0.52 (0.50) 0.17 (0.55) −0.36 (0.56) 0.44 (0.57) 0.04 (0.55)    
p value     0.29 0.77 0.52 0.44 0.94    

Model adjusted for sex, race, age, economic disadvantage status, and their interactions with intervention status. Only significant effects are included in the model. A priori contrasts were used to compare the changes from year 1 pretest (month 0) at each time point.

a

Male<female; bMale>female; cWhite>non-white; dWhite<non-white; eIncreases with age.

SE, Standard error; bpm, beats per minute;TC, total cholesterol; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.