Table 3. Changes in the primary outcomes.
Outcome Measure | Usual care group (n = 50) | Exercise group (n = 59) | Nutritional group (n = 54) |
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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.