Table 3

Differences in anthropometric measures between boys and girls at follow-up (separately in control and intervention arms)

	Control					Intervention
	Boys		Girls			Boys		Girls
Statistics		Mean (SD)*		Mean (SD)*			Mean (SD)*		Mean (SD)*
Variable	N	Median [q1; q3]	N	Median [q1; q3]	p Value†	N	Median [q1; q3]	N	Median [q1; q3]	p Value†
Weight (kg)	101	27.2 [24.9; 31.4]	118	28.9 [24.4; 34.2]	0.380	102	27.2 [24.5; 32.2]	92	27.3 [22.6; 32.5]	0.552
Height (cm)	101	130.2 (6.5)*	118	130.3 (6.3)*	0.871	102	131.6 (6.4)*	92	130.3 (7.2)*	0.197
BMI (kg/m2)	101	16.5 [14.7; 18.0]	118	17.0 [15.2; 19.8]	0.249	102	15.9 [14.5; 18.0]	92	16.1 [14.3; 18.8]	0.984
BMI SD-score (British 1990)	101	0.34 (1.6)*	118	0.40 (1.4)*	0.756	102	0.14 (1.5)*	92	0.04 (1.5)*	0.642
Waist circumference (cm)	101	57 [53.6; 63.3]	118	60.0 [54; 66.7]	0.136	102	57.1 [53.8; 63.8]	92	55.7 [52.8; 64.2]	0.205
Waist to height ratio	101	0.44 [0.42; 0.48]	118	0.46 [0.43; 0.51]	0.058	102	0.43 [0.41; 0.48]	92	0.43 [0.40; 0.48]	0.604
Biceps (mm)	101	6.0 [4.5; 9.5]	118	7.3 [5.2; 9.6]	0.048	102	5.6 [4.2; 8.8]	91	6.4 [4.5; 9.1]	0.253
Triceps (mm)	101	9.9 [7.2; 14]	118	11.7 [9.6; 15.3]	0.007	102	9.8 [6.5; 13.2]	90	10.9 [9; 14.6]	0.008
Subscapular (mm)	101	6.4 [5; 8.3]	113	8.6 [5.8; 12.3]	<0.001	102	6 [4.9; 8.1]	89	7.1 [2.6; 10.3]	0.007
Suprailiac (mm)	100	6.2 [4.1; 9.7]	113	10 [6.4; 14.34]	<0.001	102	5.9 [4.1; 11.6]	88	7.1 [5.1; 13.2]	0.022
Thigh (mm)	88	14.7 [11.1; 20.0]	92	19.9 [14; 26.7]	<0.001	86	15.2 [11.2; 20.1]	74	15.8 [12.6; 22.4]	0.201
Total skinfolds (mm)	88	42.1 [31.7; 59.3]	90	52.0 [41.1; 76.6]	<0.001	86	43.5 [31.3; 59.8]	74	47.7 [36.3; 61.8]	0.145
2 Central skinfolds (mm)	100	12.3 [9.1; 17.7]	110	18.2 [12.8; 25.7]	<0.001	102	12.1 [9.2; 20.8]	87	14.5 [10.6; 22.4]	0.014
3 Peripheral skinfolds (mm)	88	29.6 [22.8; 41.3]	92	37.4 [29.9; 50.6]	<0.001	86	31.6 [22.2; 42.3]	74	33.0 [25.7; 42.1]	0.183
Central-to-peripheral ratio	88	0.41 [0.36; 0.46]	90	0.48 [0.38; 0.56]	0.008	86	0.42 [0.37; 0.51]	74	0.44 [0.38; 0.51]	0.467

†Two-sample independent t test or non-parametric Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney rank sum test depending on underlying normality.
BMI, body mass index.