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. 2021 Jan 28;16(1):e0245875. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0245875

Table 3. Changes in the primary outcomes.

Outcome Measure Usual care group (n = 50) Exercise group (n = 59) Nutritional group (n = 54)
BMI z-score
 Baseline 2.27±0.51 2.39±0.52 2.27±0.48
 6-month follow-up 2.25±0.55 2.25±0.56 2.19±0.55
 Difference (6-month–baseline) -0.018±0.17 -0.14±0.21 -0.075±0.23
 p-valueb 0.46 <0.001 0.020
%BMIp95tha
 Baseline 115±1.13 118±1.13 115±1.12
 6-month follow-up 114±1.13 114±1.13 113±1.14
 Difference (6-month–baseline) -1.00±1.04 -1.03±1.05 -1.02±1.05
 p-valueb 0.49 <0.001 0.021

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; %BMIp95th, percentage of the 95th percentile of age- and sex-specific body mass index.

Data are expressed as mean±standard deviation unless otherwise indicated.

aGeometric mean±standard deviation.

bPaired t-test between baseline data and 6-month follow-up data.