Table 1

Anthropometric measurements and lifestyle factors in the intervention group and control group

InterventionControl
BoysGirlsBoysGirls
Baseline
  n (%)45 (56)36 (44)21 (49)22 (51)
  Caucasian (%)45 (100)36 (100)19 (90.5)22 (100)
  Age (years)7.5±0.67.5±0.68.0±0.77.9±0.6
  Height (cm)128.6±7.3126.4±6.4130.0±7.0128.2±7.6
  Weight (kg)27.8±5.526.5±5.327.4±4.527.0±6.1
  BMI (kg/m2)16.7±2.516.5±2.516.1±1.516.2±2.1
Mean 5.0±0.6 (mean±SD) years after baseline
  Age (years)12.6±0.612.5±0.612.9±0.712.9±0.6
  Height (cm)158.0±10.5158.6±8.6159.7±9.5158.5±8.1
  Weight (kg)48.1±11.448.4±9.847.0±9.646.7±9.7
  BMI (kg/m2)19.1±3.419.1±2.718.2±2.218.4±2.4
  Tanner stage 1/2/3/4/5 (%)2/16/36/41/56/14/34/40/65/10/52/29/414/0/38/34/14
Mean 7.4±0.6 (mean±SD) years after baseline
  Age (years)15.0±0.515.1±0.615.3±0.515.0±0.8
  Height (cm)175.0±9.1166.9±5.6175.1±9.3164.9±5.5
  Weight (kg)64.8±13.857.9±7.762.7±11.354.3±9.7
  BMI (kg/m2)21.1±3.920.8±2.420.4±2.819.9±2.5
  Tanner stage 1/2/3/4/5 (%)0/0/3/23/740/0/12/39/490/0/0/18/820/0/0/54/46
Mean 3.7±0.5 (mean±SD) years after termination of intervention
  Age (years)18.7±0.218.7±0.418.8±0.318.7±0.3
  Height (cm)180.4±7.3168.0±5.2180.3±7.9166.4±5.5
  Weight (kg)77.0±15.964.0±9.874.3±11.761.2±11.4
  BMI (kg/m2)23.7±4.822.7±3.322.9±3.622.0±3.3
  • BMI, body mass index.