Table 1.
Sample description of children with obesity (OBE) before (T1) and after (T2) weight loss, and of normal-weight control children (NW).
| OBE T1 (n = 58) |
OBE T2 (n = 52) |
OBE T1 vs. T2 (p Value) |
NW (n = 26) |
OBE T1 vs. NW (p Value) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex (m:f) | 30:28 | 28:24 | n.a. | 12:14 | 0.637 |
| Age (years) | 13.05 ± 1.90 (11.8–14.0) |
13.10 ± 1.90 (12–14) |
n.a. | 12.50 ± 0.95 (12–13) |
0.134 |
| Height (cm) | 163.30 ± 10.48 (156.0–171.5) |
163.89 ± 10.07 (156.25–172.5) |
n.a. | 157.81 ± 9.48 (148.38–165.88) |
0.025 |
| Weight (kg) | 84.40 ± 20.29 (68.75–99.75) |
81.39 ± 19.77 (68.0–97.0) |
<0.001 | 45.29 ± 8.33 (37.15–50.15) |
<0.001 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 31.29 ± 5.11 (27.38–34.15) |
30.06 ± 5.09 (26.0–32.6) |
<0.001 | 18.10 ± 1.63 (16.75–19.05) |
<0.001 |
| BMI- z-score | 2.52 ± 0.57 (2.1–2.9) |
2.36 ± 0.61 (1.9–2.8) |
<0.001 | −0.17 ± 0.55 (−0.65–0.20) |
<0.001 |
| Waist (cm) | 104.51 ± 13.28 (94.25–112.50) |
101.52 ± 12.80 (93.0–110.0) |
<0.001 | 65.42 ± 5.11 (61.0–70.0) |
<0.001 |
| GI symptoms | 2.61 ± 2.88 (0.0–4.00) |
1.87 ± 2.52 (0.0–3.75) |
0.254 | 2.63 ± 2.53 (0.25–3.75) |
0.590 |
Notes: n.a. = not applicable; All data are presented as mean ± standard deviation and (interquartile range). Data were compared between OBE T1 and OBE T2 (paired t-tests or Wilcoxon signed-rank test), and OBE T1 versus NW (Student’s t-tests or Mann–Whitney U-test), respectively.