TABLE 2.

Baseline characteristics

	Total sample (n = 92)
Number of girls, n (%)	46 (50%)
Age in years, M (SD)	9.12 (0.62)
BMI in kg/m2, M (SD)	16.81 (2.24)
Normal weight, n (%)a	77 (84%)
Overweight, n (%)a	13 (14%)
Obesity, n (%)a	2 (2%)
Grade three, n (%)	47 (51%)
IQ, M (SD)	101.29 (15.33)
SES, M (SD)b	4.60 (1.04)
Cardiovascular fitness (VO2max, ml kg−1 min−1), M (SD)	48.89 (4.37)
Gross motor skills, M (SD)c	0.00 (1.00)

Abbreviations: BMI, body‐mass index; M, mean; SD, standard deviation; SES, socioeconomic status.

^a According to the reference values by Cole and Lobstein (2012).

^b The average level of parental education ranged from 0 (no education) to 7 (post‐doctoral education).

^c Component scores derived from four motor skills subtests including: Jumping Sideways, Moving Sideways, Backwards Balancing, and Ball Skills.