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. 2021 Sep 23;2021(9):CD007651. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007651.pub3
BMI: additional data
Study Study population Intervention group Control Group Measurement period Overall effect Comment
Before or after school programme
Carlin 2018 Female students, aged 11 to 13 years old Brisk walking intervention Continued with normal PA habits 12 weeks No between group differences BMI values not reported
      6 months No between group differences  
Enhanced PE
Ardoy 2011 Students age 12 to 14, enrolled in first year of secondary school I1: 4 sessions/week of PE
I2: 4 sessions/week of PE with emphasis on increasing intensity
2 sessions/week of PE 16 weeks No between group differences BMI values not reported
           
Multi‐component intervention
Burke 1998 I1: standard PA and nutrition program including classroom lessons, fitness sessions daily, and nutrition program
I2: I1 plus a PA enrichment program for higher‐risk children
No program 9 months Significant difference between I1 and control group in boys only, P = 0.016
No significant difference between I1 and control in girls, or I2 and control
 
No BMI values reported
      15 months No significant differences between groups for boys or girls  
Ickovics 2019 Grades 5 and 6 students I1: PA school wellness policy
I2: PA + nutrition school wellness policy
C1: Nutrition school wellness policy
C2: delayed control
3 years No significant group by time interaction P = 0.94 No BMI values reported
           
Salmon 2008 Grade 5 students (approximately 10 to 11 years old) I1: behavioral modification group
I2: fundamental motor skills group
I3: combined behavioral modification and fundamental motor skills group
Usual classroom lessons 1 school year Adjusted BMI/sex‐age population median
I1: MD ‐0.40 (95% CI ‐1.11, 0.30) kg/m2
I2: MD ‐0.50 (95% CI ‐1.25, 0.25) kg/m2
I3: MD ‐1.30 (95% CI ‐2.29, ‐0.31) kg/m2
BMI/sex‐age population median not kg/m2 or z‐score
           
Suchert 2015 Students age 12 to 17 years Multilevel intervention targeting students, classrooms, schools, and parents No intervention 12 weeks BMI percentile, not kg/m2 or z‐score
      1 year BMI percentile: MD 1.09 (95% CI −0.64, 2.82), P = 0.215  
Schooltime PA
Donnelly 2017 Grades 2 and 3 students Academic Achievement and Physical Activity Across the Curriculum lessons, 160 min/week of MVPA Traditional classroom instruction and typical PE schedule 3 years BMI percentile (change from baseline): MD ‐2.3, 95% CI: ‐4.8, 0.2 BMI percentile, not kg/m2 or z‐score
           
Kobel 2014 Pupils at primary school, grades 1 and 2 Teacher training, PA education, and active breaks No intervention 1 year Adjusted BMI percentile (change from baseline): MD 0.5, 95% CI: ‐0.5, 1.5 BMI percentile, not kg/m2 or z‐score
           
Williamson 2007 Students in grades 2 to 6 Healthy Eating and Exercise program to increase PA during the school day and at home Alcohol/Drug/Tobacco abuse prevention program 2 years No between group differences, P = 0.5458 BMI values not reported