Table 2 Baseline measurement (Mean ± SD) for 6–11 year old children enrolled in the study
Boys 6–8 years old (n = 48) | Girls 6–8 years old (n = 36) | P-value* | Boys 9–11 years old (n = 40) | Girls 9–11 years old (n = 44) | P-value* | Total (N = 168) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (months) | 91.2 ± 9.7 | 93.4 ± 10.2 | 0.31 | 122.0 ± 9.0 | 124.0 ± 9.5 | 0.34 | 107.6 ± 18.2 |
Weight (kg) | 27.1 ± 5.4 | 28.2 ± 7.1 | 0.41 | 35.7 ± 8.6 | 39.4 ± 10.0 | 0.07 | 32.6 ± 9.4 |
Height (cm) | 125.4 ± 6.1 | 127.5 ± 6.8 | 0.14 | 139.6 ± 8.0 | 143.0 ± 8.9 | 0.07 | 133.8 ± 10.7 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 17.1 ± 2.5 | 17.1 ± 2.9 | 0.93 | 18.1 ± 3.3 | 19.0 ± 3.7 | 0.25 | 17.8 ± 3.2 |
BMI z-score | 0.5 ± 0.9 | 0.3 ± 1.0 | 0.58 | 0.2 ± 1.1 | 0.4 ± 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 ± 1.0 |