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. 2018 May 24;18:658. doi: 10.1186/s12889-018-5569-4

Table 2.

Differences between the 6-month and 12-month follow-up and baseline in body composition dietary, and physical activity variables for the intervention and control group

Difference between 6-month follow-up and baseline Difference between 12-month follow-up and baseline
Intervention
(n = 143)
Mean ± SD
Control
(n = 138)
Mean ± SD
p-valuea Intervention
(n = 133)
Mean ± SD
Control
(n = 130)
Mean ± SD
p-valuea
Weight (kg) + 1.42 ± 0.81 + 1.26 ± 0.61 0.43 + 2.61 ± 1.22 + 2.34 ± 0.95 0.08
Height (cm) + 4.29 ± 1.08 + 4.32 ± 1.16 0.72 + 7.53 ± 1.61 + 7.60 ± 1.41 0.25
FMI (kg/m2) − 0.23 ± 0.56 − 0.20 ± 0.49 0.92 −0.76 ± 0.66 −0.82 ± 0.57 0.57
FFMI (kg/m2) + 0.15 ± 0.55 + 0.01 ± 0.53 0.04 + 0.70 ± 0.67 + 0.56 ± 0.58 0.05
Sedentary (min/day)b + 3.6 ± 48.0 − 1.6 ± 55.0 0.18 + 13.8 ± 51.4 + 7.9 ± 58.4 0.22
Sedentary time (%/wear time)b − 0.5 ± 4.9 −0.6 ± 5.0 0.39 −0.3 ± 5.1 −0.5 ± 5.6 0.43
MVPA (min/day)b + 9.3 ± 24.2 + 9.8 ± 22.2 0.59 + 14.6 ± 25.5 + 15.8 ± 24.9 0.43
MVPA (%/wear time)b + 0.9 ± 2.8 + 1.1 ± 2.5 0.39 + 1.3 ± 2.8 + 1.6 ± 2.8 0.38
Fruit (g/day)c + 2.9 ± 78.9 −12.1 ± 87.9 0.26 + 4.3 ± 81.2 −10.0 ± 84.5 0.17
Vegetables (g/day)c −6.7 ± 42.1 −3.6 ± 39.7 0.54 + 59.5 ± 42.8 + 51.3 ± 39.9 0.10
Candy (g/day)c −0.7 ± 19.9 + 3.1 ± 18.5 0.11 + 1.3 ± 23.3 + 3.9 ± 18.2 0.23
Sweetened beverages (ml/day)c −12 ± 85 + 8 ± 83 0.05 − 4 ± 100 + 9 ± 128 0.71
Composite scored + 0.36 ± 1.47 −0.06 ± 1.33 0.02 + 0.53 ± 1.49 + 0.35 ± 1.27 0.25

n Number of children, SD Standard deviation, FMI, Fat mass index, MVPA Moderate-to-vigorous- physical activity

aDifference between intervention and control group assessed using Wilcoxon rank-sum test

bThe number of recording days for physical activity at the 6-month follow-up and the 12-month follow-up were: 6.4 ± 1.3 days, and 6.5 ± 1.1 days (intervention) and 6.6 ± 1.0 days and 6.5 ± 1.1 days (control), respectively

cThe number of recording days for food at the 6-month follow-up and the 12-month follow-up were: 3.7 ± 0.6 days and 3.6 ± 0.8 days (intervention) and 3.7 ± 0.6 days, and 3.7 ± 0.6 days (control), respectively

dIncludes the scores for FMI, the intakes of fruits, vegetables, candy, and sweetened beverages, MVPA, and sedentary behavior