2. Mean differences in body fatness outcomes for total fat intake of 30% or less of total energy compared to usual fat intake in children over time (three RCTs).
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Outcome Study ID |
Follow‐up from baseline | |||||
|
Baseline Mean (SD)a |
6 months MD (95% CI) |
> 6 to 12 months MD (95% CI) |
> 1 to 2 years MD (95% CI) |
> 2 to 5 years MD (95% CI) |
> 5 years MD (95% CI) |
|
| Weight‐for‐age z‐scoreb | ||||||
| Tershakovec 1998 (RCT) | 0.04 (1.02); 0.26 (0.93) | ‐0.14 (‐0.45 to 0.17) |
‐0.18b (‐0.51 to 0.15) |
ND | ND | ND |
| Body weight (kg)b | ||||||
| Obarzanek 2001 (RCT) | 32.7 (6.8); 33.1 (6.9) | ND | ‐0.50b (‐1.78 to 0.78) |
ND | ‐0.60 (‐2.39 to 1.19) |
ND |
| BMI (kg/m2) | ||||||
| Obarzanek 2001 (RCT) | 17.5 (2.3); 17.6 (2.4) | ND | ‐0.30 (‐0.75 to 0.15) |
ND | 0.00 (‐0.63 to 0.63) |
‐0.10 (‐0.75 to 0.55) |
| Mihas 2010 | 24 (3.1); 24.3 (3.3) | ND | ND | ‐1.50 (‐2.45 to ‐0.55) |
ND | ND |
aReduced fat intake group (≤ 30%TE); usual fat intake group.
bWeight‐for‐age z‐score and weight (kg) could not be pooled.
%TE: percentage of total energy; BMI: body mass index; CI: confidence interval; MD: mean difference; ND: no data in this time point range; SD: standard deviation.