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Table 2 Anthropometric and body composition changes from baseline to 3 months (end of the intensive program phase)

From: The Health Initiative Program for Kids (HIP Kids): effects of a 1-year multidisciplinary lifestyle intervention on adiposity and quality of life in obese children and adolescents - a longitudinal pilot intervention study

 

Mean (SD) difference

95% CI

P value

 

(n = 41)

Height, cm

1.00 (1.07)

0.66 to 1.34

< 0.01

Body mass index, kg/m2

−0.07 (1.01)

−0.39 to 0.24

0.66

Body mass index z –score

−0.04 (0.09)

−0.07 to −0.02

< 0.01

Body fat (BIA), %

−1.39 (5.15)

−3.05 to 0.28

0.10

Fat-free mass (BIA), kg

0.99 (4.96)

−0.62 to 2.60

0.22

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BMC Pediatrics

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