Table 3. Differences in Outcomes Between Nereu Program (NP) and Counselling Group (CG) by Sex and Age.
| Nereu Group | Counselling Group | Differences | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| By Sex | ΔMean | (sd) | Δ% | ΔMean | (sd) | Δ% | Mean | (95%CI) | p-value | SES |
| Active and sedentary behaviours a , Boys | ||||||||||
| SED (% awake time/day) | -3.25 | (7.39) | -8.91 | -0.02 | (3.45) | -0.06 | -3.232 | (-6.37–−0.10) | 0.044 | 0.94 |
| LPA (% awake time/day) | -4.50 | (5.87) | -9.03 | 0.38 | (3.26) | 0.75 | -4.873 | (-7.43–−2.31) | <0.001 | 1.49 |
| MVPA (% awake time/day) | 7.74 | (10.02) | 56.65 | -0.37 | (2.90) | -2.45 | 8.110 | (4.04–12.18) | <0.001 | 2.80 |
| Active and sedentary behaviours a , Girls | ||||||||||
| SED (% awake time/day) | -1.78 | (5.63) | -5.04 | 2.24 | (3.69) | 6.70 | -4.020 | (-6.65–−1.39) | 0.003 | 1.09 |
| LPA (% awake time/day) | -3.03 | (6.01) | -5.83 | -1.33 | (2.80) | -2.48 | -1.703 | (-4.30–0.89) | 0.191 | 0.61 |
| MVPA (% awake time/day) | 4.81 | (4.31) | 37.96 | -0.91 | (2.59) | -7.10 | 5.720 | (3.76–7.68) | <0.001 | 2.21 |
| By Age Group | ||||||||||
| Active and sedentary behaviours a , Pre-puberty | ||||||||||
| SED (% awake time/day) | -1.08 | (4.14) | -4.56 | 0.73 | (3.92) | 2.93 | -1.81 | (-4.52–0.89) | 0.183 | 0.46 |
| LPA (% awake time/day) | -5.78 | (5.00) | -9.65 | -0.08 | (3.41) | -0.13 | -5.70 | (-8.51–−2.89) | <0.001 | 1.67 |
| MVPA (% awake time/day) | 6.86 | (5.55) | 41.59 | -0.65 | (2.72) | -3.75 | 7.51 | (4.36–10.66) | <0.001 | 2.76 |
| Active and sedentary behaviours a , Puberty | ||||||||||
| SED (% awake time/day) | -3.12 | (7.29) | -7.57 | 1.11 | (3.62) | 2.86 | -4.23 | (-6.88–−1.58) | 0.002 | 1.17 |
| LPA (% awake time/day) | -2.92 | (6.15) | -6.21 | -0.54 | (3.04) | -1.11 | -2.38 | (-4.61–−0.15) | 0.036 | 0.78 |
| MVPA (% awake time/day) | 6.03 | (8.60) | 51.35 | -0.58 | (2.81) | -4.66 | 6.61 | (3.66–9.57) | <0.001 | 2.35 |
BMIsd, body mass index standard deviation; SED, sedentary activities; LPA, light physical activities; MVPA, moderate and vigorous physical activities.
Data are means (SD)
a % calculated from daily time recorded
Data are means (SD), difference, and 95%CI
SES: Standardized effect size was computed as the mean difference between intervention and control group divided by the standard deviation of the control measurement.
Interpretation effect sizes: Values 0.2–0.5 represent small changes, 0.5–0.8 moderate changes and >0.8 large changes
Δ: Increase over baseline