Table 7.
Average scores on the overall quality of life at the end of the program and after 3 and 5 years after start of the program (score range: 0–5; the higher the score the higher quality of life).
| Successful1 | Not successful1 | Test statistics2 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Mean (SD) | Median | N | ||||
| At end of 1-year program | 342 | 3.74 (0.70) |
3.90 | 246 | 3.29 (0.72) | 3.36 |
U = 26,682.50 z = −7.58 P < 0.001 |
| 36-month follow-up (3YFU) | 203 | 3.78 (0.66) | 3.91 | 387 | 3.31 (0.74) | 3.36 |
U = 25,146.00 z = −7.19 P < 0.001 |
| 60-month follow-up (5YFU) | 127 | 3.76 (0.68) | 3.81 | 459 | 3.27 (0.78) | 3.27 |
U = 17,860.00 z = −6.69 P < 0.001 |
1“successful” means BMI-SDS reduction ≥ 0.2; “not successful” means BMI-SDS reduction < 0.2.
2Test statistics calculated by Mann-Whitney U-test, compared group “successful” with group “not successful.”
Mdn: median.
3YFU: 3-year follow-up (36 month/3 years after baseline).
5YFU: 5-year follow-up (60 month/5 years after baseline).