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Table 4 Effects on outcomes after 6 and 12 months of follow-up for both treatment groups according to the intention-to-treat principle, girls only

From: One-year effects of two intensive inpatient treatments for severely obese children and adolescents

 

Short-stay

Long-stay

Crude

Adjusted

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Beta (95 % CI)

Beta (95 % CI)

Primary outcome measure

SDS-BMI

 Baseline

3.3 (0.3)

3.3 (0.3)

  

 6-months

3.0 (0.5)

2.8 (0.5)

0.19 (0.06; 0.31)

0.20 (0.07; 0.33)

 12-months

3.0 (0.5)

3.0 (0.6)

0.06 (−0.16; 0.28)

0.07 (−0.14; 0.28)

 Overall effecta

  

0.08 (−0.14; 0.30)

0.06 (−0.17; 0.30)

Secondary outcomes

SDS-waist circumference

 Baseline

3.0 (0.3)

3.0 (0.3)

  

 6-months

2.6 (0.4)

2.5 (0.5)

0.10 (−0.05; 0.25)

0.10 (−0.06; 0.26)

 12-months

2.6 (0.6)

2.6 (0.6)

−0.03 (−0.27; 0.22)

−0.07 (−0.28; 0.15)

 Overall effecta

  

0.05 (−0.15; 0.26)

−0.00 (−0.22; 0.22)

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

 Baseline

122.0 (11.2)

118.7 (12.6)

  

 6-months

115.2 (11.5)

114.3 (14.1)

−2.25 (−6.63; 2.13)

−2.39 (−6.75; 1.96)

 12-months

117.3 (10.9)

117.9 (15.9)

−3.71(−9.22; 1.81)

−4.17 (−10.08; 1.74)

 Overall effecta

  

1.32 (−4.84; 7.49)

−0.27 (−6.22; 5.68)

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

 Baseline

74.8(9.5)

76.3 (13.6)

  

 6-months

70.2 (7.5)

68.4 (12.2)

2.31 (−1.52; 6.13)

1.94 (−2.19; 6.07)

 12-months

68.3 (8.3)

67.5 (12.5)

1.28 (−3.24; 5.80)

0.68 (−4.19; 5.55)

 Overall effecta

  

−0.32 (−5.57, 4.92)

−0.56 (−5.86, 4.75)

Fasting insulin (μU/L)

 Baseline

13.2 (10.0)

13.6 (6.4)

  

 6-months

11.7 (7.8)

13.6 (10.9)

−2.18 (−6.87; 2.51)

−3.21 (−8.78; 2.37)

 12-months

11.9 (10.2)

13.9 (7.2)

−1.68 (−5.66; 2.30)

−3.21 (−7.96; 1.55)

 Overall effecta

  

−1.42 (−5.32; 2.48)

−3.68 (−6.88; 0.48)

2 h-insulin (μU/L)

 Baseline

68.7 (50.5)

65.5 (38.0)

  

 6-months

62.3 (52.9)

60.6 (43.5)

−6.39 (−28.67; 15.90)

−7.93 (−31.08; 15.22)

 12-months

68.9 (50.4)

67.0 (65.4)

−2.70 (−37.22; 31.81)

−4.80 (−38.42; 28.82)

 Overall effecta

  

0.16 (−32.31 21.64)

−10.37 (−27.09; 6.36)

Fasting glucose (mmol/L)

 Baseline

4.8 (0.4)

4.7 (0.2)

  

 6-months

4.8 (0.4)

4.8 (0.4)

−0.05 (−0.23; 0.12)

−0.09 (−0.28; 0.10)

 12-months

4.8 (0.4)

4.8 (0.3)

0.01 (−0.15; 0.17)

0.06 (−0.09; 0.22)

 Overall effecta

  

0.01 (−0.15; 0.16)

0.02 (−0.13; 0.17)

2 h-glucose (mmol/L)

 Baseline

5.9 (1.3)

5.6 (1.2)

  

 6-months

5.2 (1.0)

5.3 (1.1)

−0.26 (−0.77; 0.25)

−0.23 (−0.80; 0.34)

 12-months

5.8 (1.2)

4.9 (1.4)

0.73 (−0.01; 1.48)

0.71 (−0.11; 1.54)

 Overall effecta

  

0.34 (−0.18; 0.87)

0.21 (−0.24; 0.66)

HDL-cholesterol (mmol/L)

 Baseline

1.1 (0.2)

1.0 (0.2)

  

 6-months

1.2 (0.2)

1.1 (0.2)

0.11 (0.03; 0.19)

0.11 (0.03; 0.19)

 12-months

1.2 (0.2)

1.2 (0.3)

−0.07 (−0.18; 0.05)

−0.03 (−0.14; 0.09)

 Overall effecta

  

0.08 (−0.02; 0.18)

0.10 (−0.01; 0.21)

Triglycerides (mmol/L)

 Baseline

1.0 (0.6)

0.9 (0.3)

  

 6-months

1.1 (1.1)

0.9 (0.3)

−0.01 (−0.24, 0.21)

−0.05 (−0.25, 0.15)

 12-months

1.1 (1.0)

0.9 (0.3)

0.08 (−0.16, 0.32)

0.03 (−0.19, 0.25)

 Overall effecta

  

0.22 (−0.09, 0.54)

0.11 (−0.13, 0.36)

HOMA-IR

 Baseline

2.8 (2.3)

2.9 (1.4)

  

 6-months

2.5 (1.7)

2.9 (2.4)

−0.49 (−1.53; 0.55)

−0.73 (−1.96; 0.51)

 12-months

2.5 (2.2)

3.0 (1.6)

−0.40 (−1.31, 0.51)

−0.63 (−1.72, 0.46)

 Overall effecta

  

−0.29 (−1.13; 0.55)

−0.75 (−1.46; 0.04)

  1. Adjusted models corrected for baseline, ethnicity, and socio economic status
  2. Abbreviations: CI confidence interval, SD standard deviation, SDS-BMI standard deviation of body mass index, SDS-waist circumference standard deviation of waist circumference, HDL high-density lipoprotein, HOMA-IR homeostasis model assessment for insulin resistance
  3. aOverall effect can be interpreted as the average difference over time between the two treatment groups