Table 2.
Baseline characteristic (anthropometrics) for the participants included in the follow-up analysis.
| All | Group A | Group B | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 89 | 65 (73%) | 23 (26%) | |
| Age, years | 10.4 (2.9) | 10.4 (2.6) | 10.5 (3.9) | 0.89 |
| Height, cm | 148.8 (17.1) | 148.7 (14.8) | 149.1 (23.1) | 0.94 |
| Weight, kg | 60.8 (22.9) | 59.5 (19.4) | 64.1 (31.4) | 0.51 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 26.4 (4.9) | 26.1 (4.1) | 26.9 (6.8) | 0.61 |
| BMI-SDS, kg/m2 | 3.1 (0.7) | 3. (0.7) | 3.1 (0.7) | 0.63 |
| Waist circumferance, cm | 90.5 (14.9) | 90.4 (13.5) | 90.3 (18.9) | 0.99 |
| Hip circumferance, cm | 94.5 (14.3) | 94.1 (12.7) | 95.3 (18.8) | 0.78 |
| bioimpedance fat, % | 34.8 (6.1) | 34.5 (5.9) | 35.2 (6.7) | 0.69 |
| bioimpedance muscle, % | 62.1 (5.8) | 62.2 (5.7) | 62.2 (6.2) | 0.99 |
| DEXA-FM, % | 42 (5) | 42 (4.9) | 41.8 (5.2) | 0.85 |
| DEXA-FFM, % | 55.2 (4.8) | 55.2 (4.7) | 55.4 (5) | 0.85 |
Group A consists of the children who reduced BMI-SDS and Group B consists of the children who increased BMI-SDS. The p-values represent differences between group A and group B. All data are reported as mean value with standard deviations (SD).