Table 1. Baseline Measurements of the Nereu Program (NP) and Counselling Group (CG).
| Basal Parameters | Nereu Program (n = 54) | Counselling (n = 59) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | mean | (sd) | n | mean | sd | |
| Anthropometric measurements | ||||||
| Height (cm) | 54 | 143.05 | (10.25) | 59 | 142.42 | (12.77) |
| Weight (kg) | 54 | 52.54 | (13.29) | 59 | 50.83 | (12.64) |
| BMI (kg/m 2 ) | 54 | 25.22 | (3.35) | 59 | 24.65 | (3.18) |
| BMIsd a | 54 | 2.47 | (0.51) | 59 | 2.42 | (0.55) |
| WHtR (unit) | 53 | 0.60 | (0.05) | 59 | 0.58 | (0.05) |
| WC (cm) | 53 | 85.87 | (10.68) | 59 | 83.13 | (9.68) |
| Active and sedentary behaviour b | ||||||
| SED (% awake time/day) b | 53 | 35.97 | (16.28) | 55 | 34.23 | (14.86) |
| LPA (% awake time/day) b | 53 | 50.87 | (11.84) | 55 | 51.64 | (10.31) |
| MVPA (% awake time/day) b | 53 | 13.17 | (6.24) | 55 | 14.13 | (6.58) |
| Eating habits | ||||||
| Fruits (pieces/day) | 42 | 1.97 | (1.16) | 48 | 2.07 | (1.33) |
| Processed meats (servings/day) | 42 | 1.48 | (0.86) | 48 | 1.45 | (0.90) |
| Fish (servings/day) | 42 | 0.62 | (0.39) | 48 | 0.65 | (0.49) |
| Vegetables (servings/day) | 42 | 1.93 | (1.59) | 48 | 1.67 | (1.35) |
| Legumes/Pulses (servings/day) | 42 | 0.24 | (0.15) | 48 | 0.21 | (0.19) |
| Superfluous foods (servings/day) | 42 | 3.42 | (2.65) | 48 | 3.64 | (2.75) |
| Sugar-sweetened juices and soft drinks (servings/day) | 42 | 1.12 | (1.81) | 48 | 0.69 | 0.62) |
BMI, body mass index (weight (kg)/height (m)2); BMIsd, body mass index standard deviation; MVPA, moderate and vigorous physical activities; LPA, light physical activities; SED, sedentary behaviours.
Data shown are mean (SD)
a BMIsd according to LMS method
b % calculated from daily time recorded