Table 2.
Mean (±SD) pre-test age, height, weight, BMI and post-test BMI characteristics of the Peer-Mentors and Independent Peer-Mentors, and the Student-Mentored, Peer-Mentored, Independent Peer-Mentored, and Control group participants.
| GROUP | N | Pre-test Age (years) | Pre-test Height (cm) | Pre-test Body Mass (kg) | Pre-test BMI (kg/m2) | Post-test BMI (kg/m2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peer Mentors | ||||||
| Males | 20 | 71.0 ± 5.2 | 174.1 ± 6.3 | 84.8 ± 10.3 | 28.0 ± 3.6 | No data |
| Females | 11 | 65.1 ± 3.6 | 161.0 ± 7.2 | 69.0 ± 11.2 | 26.8 ± 5.0 | |
| Independent Peer Mentors | ||||||
| Males | 3 | 64.0 ± 3.4 | 167.9 ± 7.4 | 90.2 ± 10.5 | 28.1 ± 3.2 | No data |
| Females | 2 | 64.1 ± 2.0 | 161.0 ± 2.8 | 64.4 ± 1.7 | 24.8 ± 0.2 | |
| Student-Mentored group | ||||||
| Males | 8 | 70.9 ± 6.8* | 177.0 ± 7.1*† | 95.0 ± 28.8 | 30.1 ± 8.1* | 30.0 ± 8.3* |
| Females | 16 | 69.6 ± 6.3* | 161.3 ± 8.4*† | 74.5 ± 15.7 | 28.9 ± 7.4* | 28.5 ± 7.1* |
| Peer-Mentored group | ||||||
| Males | 17 | 68.3 ± 6.9* | 173.9 ± 4.7*† | 93.1 ± 18.6 | 30.7 ± 5.6* | 30.4 ± 5.5* |
| Females | 35 | 68.1 ± 5.7* | 161.0 ± 6.4*† | 69.5 ± 11.3 | 26.9 ± 4.7* | 26.7 ± 4.4* |
| Independent Peer-Mentored group | ||||||
| Males | 7 | 69.2 ± 4.4* | 174.9 ± 2.4* | 90.7 ± 10.0 | 29.6 ± 3.0* | 29.2 ± 2.9* |
| Females | 5 | 65.2 ± 3.6* | 168.2 ± 7.1* | 69.6 ± 8.6 | 24.6 ± 2.3* | 24.5 ± 2.3* |
| Control group | ||||||
| Males | 2 | 79.5 ± 13.4 | 172.4 ± 9.5 | 99.9 ± 44.1 | 32.9 ± 11.2 | 32.4 ± 10.2 |
| Females | 16 | 77.9 ± 9.2 | 154.3 ± 5.4 | 79.6 ± 14.8 | 33.5 ± 6.8 | 33.5 ± 7.2 |
*
Males and females combined significantly different than Control group males and females combined (p<0.05).
†
Males and females combined significantly different than Independent Peer-Mentored group males and females combined (p<0.05).