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. 2014 Jan 23;39(4):405–417. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jst142

Table II.

Observed Means of Child Outcomes at Each Time Point and Intervention Effects (n = 44)

Observed mean (SD)
Group by time interaction p value
Outcome Baseline Posttreatment 4-month follow-up Posttreatment 4-month follow-up
Obesity
    BMI
        Intervention 28.0 (5.0) 27.0 (4.2) 27.9 (4.4) .140 .229
        Control 26.5 (4.5) 26.8 (4.8) 27.1 (4.8)
    BMI z-score
        Intervention 2.13 (0.40) 2.00 (0.48) 2.03 (0.45) .153 .158
        Control 2.06 (0.40) 2.02 (0.43) 2.01 (0.41)
    Percent overweight
        Intervention 63.32 (26.43) 56.32 (22.40) 59.16 (22.54) .136 .166
        Control 58.48 (25.31) 58.07 (26.88) 58.28 (27.35)
EAH taska
    Percent of daily calories consumed during free access
        Intervention 15.8 (5.0) 13.2 (7.5) 15.2 (4.9) .863 .326
        Control 18.2 (8.0) 15.0 (9.1) 20.4 (8.3)
Diet
    Kcal per day
        Intervention 2067 (704) 1848 (634) 1705 (515) .833 .420
        Control 1972 (434) 1805 (525) 1740 (436)
EAH scale (parent report of child)
    External eating
        Intervention 15.29 (1.62) 12.85 (2.46) 13.35 (2.41) .045 .804
        Control 14.71 (2.47) 14.37 (4.00) 12.61 (2.87)
    Negative affect eating
        Intervention 12.72 (3.38) 11.21 (3.58) 10.84 (4.09) .080 .650
        Control 12.00 (4.12) 14.31 (8.77) 9.33 (4.23)
    Fatigue/boredom eating
        Intervention 10.61 (2.12) 9.11 (2.08) 9.11 (2.18) .713 .336
        Control 11.20 (3.51) 10.79 (5.01) 9.18 (3.09)
CEBQ scale (parent report of child)
    Food responsiveness
        Intervention 3.94 (0.58) 3.33 (0.77) 3.35 (0.76) .009 .374
        Control 3.81 (0.73) 3.65 (0.83) 3.40 (0.95)
    Satiety responsiveness
        Intervention 2.06 (0.53) 2.29 (0.51) 2.32 (0.51) .564 .448
        Control 1.95 (0.63) 2.07 (0.63) 2.27 (0.66)

Note. EAH = eating in the absence of hunger; CEBQ = Child Eating Behaviour Questionnaire.

aAdjusted for percent of daily calories consumed at ad libitum dinner.