Table 2.
Descriptive characteristics of participating children (control and intervention, baseline and follow up; mean (standard deviation) where applicable).
| Baseline | Follow Up | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measure | Sex | n | Control | n | Intervention | n | Control | n | Intervention |
| Stature (cm) | Boy | 54 | 137.5 (7.2) | 60 | 136.9 (5.1) | 52 | 138.6 (7.2) | 56 | 137.7 (4.9) |
| Girl | 60 | 136.7 (6.7) | 58 | 137.8 (6.0) | 58 | 137.5 (6.5) | 54 | 139.0 (6.2) | |
| All | 114 | 137.1 (6.9) | 118 | 137.3 (5.5) | 110 | 138.0 (6.8) | 110 | 138.3 (5.6) | |
| Body mass (kg) | Boy | 54 | 34.9 (8.8) | 59 | 33.7 (6.3) | 52 | 35.9 (8.8) | 55 | 34.0 (6.3) |
| Girl | 60 | 35.2 (8.5) | 58 | 37.1 (8.1) | 56 | 35.7 (9.1) | 54 | 38.0 (8.5) | |
| All | 114 | 35.1 (8.6) | 117 | 35.4 (7.4) | 108 | 35.8 (8.9) | 109 | 36.0 (7.7) | |
| BMI (kg·m2) | Boy | 54 | 18.3 (3.2) | 59 | 17.9 (2.6) | 52 | 18.5 (3.2) | 55 | 17.8 (2.6) |
| Girl | 60 | 18.7 (3.5) | 58 | 19.5 (3.6) | 56 | 18.7 (3.7) | 54 | 19.6 (3.6) | |
| All | 114 | 18.5 (3.3) | 117 | 18.6 (3.2) | 108 | 18.6 (3.5) | 109 | 18.7 (3.3) | |
| BMI z-score | Boy | 53 | 0.7 (1.2) | 56 | 0.5 (1.1) | 51 | 0.7 (1.1) | 53 | 0.5 (1.0) |
| Girl | 60 | 0.7 (1.3) | 57 | 0.9 (1.2) | 56 | 0.5 (1.2) | 53 | 0.9 (1.2) | |
| All | 113 | 0.7 (1.2) | 113 | 0.7 (1.2) | 107 | 0.6 (1.2) | 106 | 0.7 (1.2) | |
| Overweight/Obese (%) | Boy | 53 | 22.6 | 56 | 21.4 | 51 | 25.5 | 53 | 18.9 |
| Girl | 60 | 35.0 | 57 | 43.9 | 56 | 35.7 | 53 | 47.1 | |
| All | 113 | 29.2 | 113 | 32.7 | 107 | 30.8 | 106 | 33.0 | |
| Waist circumference (cm) | Boy | 54 | 63.7 (9.5) | 59 | 63.5 (7.8) | 52 | 66.7 (9.1) | 55 | 63.8 (6.7) |
| Girl | 60 | 63.7 (9.4) | 58 | 65.9 (8.8) | 56 | 65.1 (10.1) | 54 | 66.1 (8.5) | |
| All | 114 | 63.7 (9.4) | 117 | 64.7 (8.3) | 108 | 65.9 (9.6) | 109 | 64.9 (7.7) | |
| Maturity offset (y) | Boy | 51 | −3.2 (0.3) | 57 | −3.3 (0.2) | 51 | −3.0 (0.4) | 54 | −3.0 (0.3) |
| Girl | 60 | −2.2 (0.4) | 57 | −2.1 (0.3) | 57 | −1.8 (0.5) | 53 | −1.8 (0.5) | |
| All | 111 | −2.7 (0.7) | 114 | −2.7 (0.6) | 108 | −2.3 (0.7) | 107 | −2.4 (0.7) | |
| CRF (Number of shuttles) | Boy | 52 | 36.7 (18.3) | 59 | 33.1 (15.2) | 50 | 34.1 (18.9) | 57 | 36.2 (17.6) |
| Girl | 58 | 28.2 (13.3) | 55 | 25.1 (11.4) | 57 | 25.3 (12.5) | 54 | 25.2 (11.6) | |
| All | 110 | 32.3 (16.3) | 114 | 29.2 (14.0) | 107 | 29.4 (16.3) | 111 | 30.9 (15.9) | |
| IMD Rank | Boy | 51 | 5618.8 (5324.0) | 59 | 6379.4 (7995.8) | N/A | N/A | ||
| Girl | 58 | 5811.1 (6396.3) | 56 | 8322.6 (8497.7) | N/A | N/A | |||
| All | 109 | 5721.1 (5892.7) | 115 | 7325.7 (8265.5) | N/A | N/A | |||
BMI, body mass index; CRF, cardiorespiratory fitness; IMD, indices of multiple deprivation.