TABLE 6.
Comparison of the experimental group's and the control group's level of BMI (n = 204)
| Test | Weight status | Group | Chi‐square test | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Experiment | Control | |||||
| n | % | n | % | |||
| Pretest | Underweight | 10 | 9.8 | 13 | 12.7 |
χ2 = 0.71 P = .87 DF = 3 not Significant |
| Normal | 68 | 66.7 | 66 | 64.7 | ||
| Overweight | 22 | 21.6 | 20 | 19.6 | ||
| Obese | 2 | 1.9 | 3 | 3.0 | ||
| Total | 102 | 100.0 | 102 | 100.0 | ||
| Posttest‐1 | Underweight | 8 | 9.8 | 12 | 11.8 |
χ2 = 2.01 P = .57 DF = 3 Significant |
| Normal | 76 | 71.6 | 67 | 65.7 | ||
| Overweight | 16 | 12.7 | 20 | 19.6 | ||
| Obese | 2 | 5.9 | 3 | 2.9 | ||
| Total | 102 | 100.0 | 102 | 100.0 | ||
| Posttest‐2 | Underweight | 6 | 6.0 | 12 | 11.8 |
χ2 = 7.62 P = .05* DF = 3 Significant |
| Normal | 83 | 81.3 | 68 | 66.7 | ||
| Overweight | 13 | 12.7 | 19 | 18.6 | ||
| Obese | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2.9 | ||
| Total | 102 | 100.0 | 102 | 100.0 | ||
Note: Not significant P > .05 * significant at P ≤ .05 ** highly significant at P ≤ .01 *** very high significant at P ≤ .001.