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Table 2 Change in anthropometry and metabolic indicators between baseline and two months

From: Short-term outcomes of community-based adolescent weight management: The Loozit® Study

 

na

Baseline

2 month

Δ Mean

P valueb

  

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

(95% CI)

 

Weight (kg)

129

83.4 (14.6)

83.2 (14.7)

-0.19 (-0.58, 0.18)

0.336

BMI (kg/m 2 )

129

30.9 (3.9)

30.6 (4.0)

-0.27 (-0.41, -0.13)

0.0002

BMI z-score

129

2.03 (0.31)

1.99 (0.34)

-0.05 (-0.06, -0.03)

<0.0001

WC (cm)

129

97.0 (10.6)

94.6 (10.2)

-2.34 (-3.87, -0.81)

0.003

Waist-to-height ratio

129

0.59 (0.06)

0.58 (0.05)

-0.02 (-0.03, -0.01)

0.001

Systolic BP (mm/Hg)

129

119 (13)

120 (12)

1 (-1, 3)

0.272

Diastolic BP (mm/Hg)

129

60 (9)

60 (9)

0 (-2, 2)

0.959

Triglycerides (mmol/L)

102

1.4 (0.9)

1.3 (0.9)

0.00 (-0.13, 0.12)

0.949

Total cholesterol (mmol/L)

102

4.4 (0.8)

4.3 (0.8)

-0.14 (-0.24, -0.05)

0.003

LDL cholesterol (mmol/L)

101

2.5 (0.7)

2.4 (0.6)

-0.12 (-0.21, -0.04)

0.006

HDL cholesterol (mmol/L)

102

1.3 (0.3)

1.2 (0.3)

-0.04 (-0.08, 0.01)

0.085

Glucose (mmol/L)

102

4.8 (0.5)

4.7 (0.5)

-0.08 (-0.18, 0.02)

0.133

Insulin (mU/L)

102

20.0 (9.9)

19.2 (9.9)

-0.83 (-2.70, 1.03)

0.377

HOMA-IR

102

4.3 (2.4)

4.1 (2.3)

-0.25 (-0.69, 0.20)

0.276

ALT (U/L) c

102

24.3 (20.6)

22.8 (13.8)

-1.59 (-4.53, 1.35)

0.287

  1. Abbreviations: CI, Confidence Interval; BMI, Body Mass Index; WC, Waist Circumference; BP, Blood Pressure; HDL, High Density Lipoprotein; LDL, Low Density Lipoprotein; HOMA-IR, Homeostasis Model Assessment of Insulin Resistance; ALT, Alanine Aminotransferase
  2. a Of the 130 adolescents who completed the 2 month program, one adolescent with self-reported anthropometry was excluded from the data analysis leaving 129 cases. With regards to the blood data, 20 study completers refused to have a blood test at either time point and a further 8 study completers who had a blood test in the non-fasted state were also excluded (one adolescent also had invalid LDL data).
  3. b Paired samples t-test
  4. c As the baseline and 2 month data were not normally distributed, this variable was log transformed but this did not have a substantial impact on the presented results