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Table 4 Secondary outcomes (body mass index z-score, waist circumference and body mass index) at baseline and at the end of the study in the intervention and control groups

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

   

Baseline (mean (95% CI))

End of study (mean (95% CI))

Baseline vs end of study ( P value)

Intervention vs control ( P value)

Body mass index z-score

Intervention

Boys

0.01 (−0.07, 0.10)

−0.04 (−0.11, 0.04)

0.367

<0.001

  

Girls

0.00 (−0.08, 0.08)

−0.01 (−0.09, 0.06)

0.755

<0.001

  

Total

0.05 (−0.01, 0.11)

−0.03 (−0.08, 0.03)

0.388

<0.001

 

Control

Boys

−0.10 (−0.20, 0.00)

0.09 (−0.03, 0.21)

0.015

 
  

Girls

−0.02 (−0.12, 0.08)

−0.03 (−0.14, 0.08)

0.941

 
  

Total

−0.11 (−0.18, -0.04)

0.01 (−0.07, 0.09)

0.105

 

Waist circumference (cm)

Intervention

Boys

60.69 (60.07, 61.30)

67.44 (66.73, 68.16)

<0.001

0.269

  

Girls

58.98 (58.39, 59.57)

65.96 (65.24, 66.67)

<0.001

0.108

  

Total

59.85 (59.42, 60.28)

66.72 (66.21, 67.22)

<0.001

0.043

 

Control

Boys

59.80 (59.04, 60.57)

66.39 (65.39, 67.38)

<0.001

 
  

Girls

60.04 (59.20, 60.88)

66.10 (65.10, 67.10)

<0.001

 
  

Total

59.93 (59.36, 60.50)

66.24 (65.54, 66.94)

<0.001

 

Body mass index (kg/m2)

Intervention

Boys

17.73 (17.48, 17.97)

18.86 (18.60, 19.13)

<0.001

0.442

  

Girls

17.65 (17.39, 17.91)

18.76 (18.49, 19.04)

<0.001

0.596

  

Total

17.69 (17.51, 17.87)

18.82 (18.63, 19.01)

<0.001

0.381

 

Control

Boys

17.00 (16.71, 17.30)

18.48 (18.10, 18.86)

<0.001

 
  

Girls

17.17 (16.85, 17.48)

18.28 (17.92, 18.64)

<0.001

 
  

Total

17.09 (16.87, 17.30)

18.38 (18.12, 18.64)

0.001

 
  1. Continuous outcomes were analyzed through mixed models of repeated measures. Analyses were performed with the modified intention-to-treat analysis.