Table 3

BMI z-score at baseline and at the end of intervention in the intervention and control groups

Baseline
Mean (95% CI)
End of study
Mean (95% CI)
Change
Mean (95% CI)
Baseline to study end
p Value*
Intervention vs control
p Value†
BMI z-score
Intervention
 Boys0.73 (0.53 to 0.94)0.74 (0.54 to 0.93)0.00 (−0.07 to 0.08)0.9730.381
 Girls0.71 (0.50 to 0.91)0.89 (0.68 to 1.10)0.18 (0.10 to 0.26)<0.0010.030
 Total0.72 (0.58 to 0.86)0.81 (0.67 to 0.95)0.09 (0.03 to 0.14)0.0020.400
Control
 Boys0.83 (0.64 to 1.01)0.81 (0.63 to 1.00)−0.12 (−0.08 to 0.06)0.726
 Girls0.52 (0.33 to 0.71)0.63 (0.44 to 0.83)0.11 (0.02 to 0.20)0.013
 Total0.68 (0.55 to 0.82)0.73 (0.60 to 0.86)0.05 (−0.01 to 0.10)0.100
  • Differences between intervention and control preintervention versus postintervention.

  • *p Value: mixed models repeated measures.

  • †p Value: analysis of variance (ANOVA) model.

  • BMI, body mass index.