Table 3.

Baseline, post-intervention and 12-month child outcomes following completion of GOALS

Measure		n	Baseline	Post-intervention	12 months	Baseline to post intervention	p Value	Baseline to 12 months	p Value
BMI z-score	Complete	70	3.02 (0.60)	2.95 (0.62)	NA	−0.07* (0.16)	<0.001	NA	NA
	Complete with 12-month follow-up	40	2.88 (0.60)	2.79 (0.60)	2.79 (0.66)	−0.09† (0.18)	0.004	−0.09‡ (0.26)	0.041
SPPC social acceptance	Complete	45	2.99 (0.74)	3.26 (0.57)	NA	0.26‡ (0.78)	0.028	NA	NA
	Complete with 12-month follow-up	22	2.97 (0.70)	3.23 (0.57)	2.99 (0.69)	0.26 (0.75)	0.112	0.02 (0.62)	0.905
SPPC athletic competence	Complete	45	2.35 (0.66)	2.46 (0.76)	NA	0.11 (0.65)	0.244	NA	NA
	Complete with 12-month follow-up	21	2.49 (0.55)	2.65 (0.59)	2.55 (0.66)	0.16 (0.70)	0.315	0.06 (0.63)	0.661
SPPC physical appearance	Complete	45	2.04 (0.81)	2.20 (0.77)	NA	0.16 (0.74)	0.165	NA	NA
	Complete with 12-month follow-up	21	2.05 (0.64)	2.33 (0.70)	2.35 (0.73)	0.28 (0.74)	0.102	0.31 (0.78)	0.087
SPPC global self-esteem	Complete	45	2.72 (0.80)	2.85 (0.69)	NA	0.13 (0.74)	0.253	NA	NA
	Complete with 12-month follow-up	21	2.70 (0.72)	2.89 (0.71)	2.87 (0.69)	0.18 (0.76) §	0.218	0.17 (0.98)#	0.727

Means and SDs are reported for children with complete baseline and post-intervention data. Outcomes for the subsample who attended 12-month follow-up are reported separately.

*p Value of within-subject effect (paired samples t test) <0.001.

†p Value of within-subject effect (paired samples t test) <0.01.

‡p Value of within-subject effect (paired samples t test) <0.05.

§Data not normally distributed, Wilcoxon signed rank test used.

BMI, body mass index; GOALS, Getting Our Active Lifestyles Started; NA, not available; SPPC, self-perception profile for children.