Table 3.
Child weight status at baseline and post-intervention by group, with adjustment for baseline levels
| Control | FFF Intervention | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nh | Mean (SD) | Adj Meani (95%CI) |
N | Mean (SD) | Adj Mean (95%CI) |
p-value | Cohen’s dj | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | ||||||||
| Baseline | 58 | 16.5 | 58 | 16.5 | 0.72 | 0.02 | ||
| (1.8) | (2.4) | |||||||
| Post-intervention | 49 | 16.5 (1.6) |
16.4 (16.2, 16.6) |
45 | 16.2 (1.3) |
16.4 (16.2, 16.6) |
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| BMI-for-age z-score | ||||||||
| Baseline | 58 | 0.60 (0.98) | 58 | 0.48 (1.20) | ||||
| Post-intervention | 49 | 0.64 (0.90) | 0.57 (0.45, 0.68) |
45 | 0.49 (0.83) | 0.60 (0.48, 0.73) |
0.66 | 0.04 |
| BMI-for-age percentile | ||||||||
| Baseline | 58 | 66.2 (26.3) | 58 | 61.9 (28.7) | ||||
| Post-intervention | 49 | 67.9 (24.7) | 66.2 (62.7, 69.8) |
45 | 64.3 (25.1) | 67.3 (63.6, 70.9) |
0.69 | 0.04 |
hReflects exclusion of 1 biologically implausible value (BMI z-score = 5.79 [51]) at baseline and missing values
iAdjusted for baseline value, using ANCOVA
jCalculated using adjusted means