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Table 4 Children’s anthropometry, dietary and activity scores pre- and post-intervention (n = 24)

From: Minimal change in children’s lifestyle behaviours and adiposity following a home-based obesity intervention: results from a pilot study

 

Baseline

Follow-up

P value

Anthropometric characteristics

 Height (cm)

135.2 ± 14.3

138.7 ± 13.8

 

 Weight (kg)

45.7 ± 13.8

48.6 ± 13.0

0.46

 BMI (kg/m2)

24.5 ± 3.2

24.8 ± 3.1

0.77

 BMI z score

2.9 ± 0.7

2.8 ± 0.7

0.69

 Waist circumference (cm)

77.8 ± 9.7

77.7 ± 8.7

0.97

 Waist circumference Z score

3.2 ± 0.6

3.0 ± 0.5

0.22

CDQ scores

 Fruit and vegetables

11.4 ± 4.4

10.9 ± 4.1

0.60

 Fat from dairy

0.9 ± 0.9

1.0 ± 1.2

0.73

 Sweetened Beverages

1.4 ± 1.1

1.3 ± 1.0

0.38

 Non-core foods

2.0 ± 0.8

1.7 ± 0.6

0.79

Activity scores

 Outdoor playtime

6.7 ± 3.5

6.8 ± 3.3

0.56

 Sedentary time

2.9 ± 1.9

2.7 ± 1.4

0.60

 Minutes daily activity

163 ± 61

174 ± 109

0.93

 Minutes sedentary activity

140 ± 74

132 ± 69

0.59

  1. Duration between baseline (pre-intervention) and follow up (post-intervention) ~6 months