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Table 1 Baseline anthropometric characteristics of pupils: intervention group and control group

From: A primary-school-based study to reduce the prevalence of childhood obesity – the EdAl (Educació en Alimentació) study: a randomized controlled trial

 

Intervention group (n = 1,222)

Control group (n = 717)

 

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

 

Boys

Girls

Total

Boys

Girls

Total

Weight (kg)

31.26 ± 7.11

30.71 ± 7.26

30.99 ± 7.19

29.3 ± 6.75

29.53 ± 7.23

29.42 ± 7

Body mass index (kg/m2)

17.73 ± 3.16

17.65 ± 3.22

17.69 ± 3.19

17 ± 2.77

17.17 ± 3.07

17.09 ± 2.93

Height (m)

132.3 ± 6.27

131.4 ± 6.53

131.9 ± 6.41

130.7 ± 6.73

130.4 ± 6.82

130.6 ± 6.78

Fat mass (kg)

6.44 ± 4.49

6.67 ± 4.15

6.55 ± 4.33

5.43 ± 3.42

6.47 ± 4.92

5.97 ± 4.3

Lean mass (kg)

24.71 ± 3.62

23.76 ± 3.09

24.26 ± 3.41

23.89 ± 3.97

23.31 ± 3.42

23.59 ± 3.7

Waist circumference (cm)

60.69 ± 7.85

58.98 ± 7.33

59.85 ± 7.64

59.8 ± 7.18

60.04 ± 8.28

59.93 ± 7.77

  1. Body mass index was calculated as weight (kg)/height squared (m2). Fat and lean mass were calculated using a Standard Beam Balance (Tanita TBF-300 Body Composition Analyzer; Tanita Corporation of America, Inc. 2625 South Clearbrook Drive, Arlington Heights, Illinois 60005, USA).