Table 1.
Anthropometric measurements and lifestyle factors in the intervention group and control group
| Intervention | Control | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | |
| Baseline | ||||
| n (%) | 45 (56) | 36 (44) | 21 (49) | 22 (51) |
| Caucasian (%) | 45 (100) | 36 (100) | 19 (90.5) | 22 (100) |
| Age (years) | 7.5±0.6 | 7.5±0.6 | 8.0±0.7 | 7.9±0.6 |
| Height (cm) | 128.6±7.3 | 126.4±6.4 | 130.0±7.0 | 128.2±7.6 |
| Weight (kg) | 27.8±5.5 | 26.5±5.3 | 27.4±4.5 | 27.0±6.1 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 16.7±2.5 | 16.5±2.5 | 16.1±1.5 | 16.2±2.1 |
| Mean 5.0±0.6 (mean±SD) years after baseline | ||||
| Age (years) | 12.6±0.6 | 12.5±0.6 | 12.9±0.7 | 12.9±0.6 |
| Height (cm) | 158.0±10.5 | 158.6±8.6 | 159.7±9.5 | 158.5±8.1 |
| Weight (kg) | 48.1±11.4 | 48.4±9.8 | 47.0±9.6 | 46.7±9.7 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 19.1±3.4 | 19.1±2.7 | 18.2±2.2 | 18.4±2.4 |
| Tanner stage 1/2/3/4/5 (%) | 2/16/36/41/5 | 6/14/34/40/6 | 5/10/52/29/4 | 14/0/38/34/14 |
| Mean 7.4±0.6 (mean±SD) years after baseline | ||||
| Age (years) | 15.0±0.5 | 15.1±0.6 | 15.3±0.5 | 15.0±0.8 |
| Height (cm) | 175.0±9.1 | 166.9±5.6 | 175.1±9.3 | 164.9±5.5 |
| Weight (kg) | 64.8±13.8 | 57.9±7.7 | 62.7±11.3 | 54.3±9.7 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 21.1±3.9 | 20.8±2.4 | 20.4±2.8 | 19.9±2.5 |
| Tanner stage 1/2/3/4/5 (%) | 0/0/3/23/74 | 0/0/12/39/49 | 0/0/0/18/82 | 0/0/0/54/46 |
| Mean 3.7±0.5 (mean±SD) years after termination of intervention | ||||
| Age (years) | 18.7±0.2 | 18.7±0.4 | 18.8±0.3 | 18.7±0.3 |
| Height (cm) | 180.4±7.3 | 168.0±5.2 | 180.3±7.9 | 166.4±5.5 |
| Weight (kg) | 77.0±15.9 | 64.0±9.8 | 74.3±11.7 | 61.2±11.4 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 23.7±4.8 | 22.7±3.3 | 22.9±3.6 | 22.0±3.3 |
BMI, body mass index.