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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Sch Health. 2016 Oct;86(10):699–708. doi: 10.1111/josh.12428

Table 3.

Association Between Changes in Dietary and Lifestyle Factors and Favorable vs Unfavorable Changes in BMI

Variable BMI Change Unadjusted BL Mean (SD) Unadjusted FUP Mean (SD) Unadjusted Mean Change FUP-BL Adjusted FUP Mean* (95% CI) Adjusted Mean Difference* (95% CI) p-value
Totals energy (calories) Unfavorable 1534.46 (82.90) −208. 1552.28 (1402.81–1701.76) −87.83 (−308.79–133.12) .432
Favorable 1888.60 (127.64) 1485.42 (83.85) −403. 1464.45 (1302.28–1626.63)
Servings in fruits and vegetables in past 7days Unfavorable 3.68 (0.21) 4.25 (0.18) 0.57 4.15 (3.58–4.72) −0.36 (−0.92–0.21) .212
Favorable 3.39 (0.24) 3.76 (0.25) 0.37 3.79 (3.22–4.37)
Days eat breakfast in past 7days Unfavorable 4.08 (0.33) 4.28 (0.34) 0.20 4.34 (3.76–4.91) −0.21 (−0.93–0.50) .558
Favorable 4.25 (0.36) 4.18 (0.36) −0.08 4.13 (3.53–4.72)
Days drink soda in past 7days Unfavorable 1.50 (0.19) 1.53 (0.17) 0.03 1.53 (1.25–1.81) −0.71 (−1.12–−0.30) .001
Favorable 1.49 (0.20) 0.82 (0.14) −0.67 0.83 (0.52–1.13)
Times eat fast food in past 7days Unfavorable 1.13 (0.16) 1.20 (0.16) 0.07 1.19 (0.85–1.53) −0.40 (−0.84–0.03) .07
Favorable 1.00 (0.14) 0.78 (0.15) −0.22 0.78 (0.43–1.13)
Days physically active in past 7days Unfavorable 3.62 (0.27) 4.22 (0.29) 0.60 4.14 (3.56–4.72) −0.14 (−0.82–0.53) .675
Favorable 3.37 (0.30) 3.90 (0.29) 0.53 3.99 (3.40–4.59)
%Time spent in MVPA each day Favorable 31.78 (1.32) 28.90 (1.70) −2.88 29.12 (26.41–31.82) 0.71 (−3.10–4.51) .713
Unfavorable 31.12 (1.51) 29.36 (1.47) −1.76 29.82 (27.15–32.49)
Hours spent watching TV or video games Unfavorable 2.37 (0.13) 2.27 (0.14) −0.10 2.29 (2.06–2.52) −0.19 (−0.51–0.12) .233
Favorable 2.43 (0.12) 2.12 (0.13) −0.31 2.10 (1.85–2.34)

CI, confidence interval; BMI, body mass index; MVPA, moderate to vigorous activity.

*

Adjusted means from mixed effects regression models adjusted for school and baseline measurement of each variable; Adjusted Mean Difference (Adjusted FUP Mean for Favorable BMI Change—Adjusted FUP Mean for Unfavorable BMI Change).

Accelerometer data available for only 83 students at baseline and follow-up.