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Table 1 Baseline characteristics before the start of intervention

From: Effects of a novel mobile health intervention compared to a multi-component behaviour changing program on body mass index, physical capacities and stress parameters in adolescents with obesity: a randomized controlled trial

 

Whole Cohort

PM

CON

p-value

Age (years)

13.6 (10.9–16.9)

12.6 (11.4–16.9)

13.7 (10.9–16.8)

0.68

BMI (kg/m2)

28.8 (22.6–35.7)

28.8 (22.6–35.7)

28.8 (23.5–34.5)

0.83

BMI-SDS

2.5 (1.5–3.5)

2.5 (1.5–3.5)

2.5 (1.5–3.2)

0.74

SDQ total score

12.0 (1.0–25.0)

8.0 (2.0–25.0)

12.6 (1.0–25.0)

0.88

BMI mother (kg/m2)

27.3 (20.4–36.2)

27.4 (20.4–36.2)

27.3 (22.3–34.4)

0.98

BMI father (kg/m2)

28.4 (21.7–38.0)

28.4 (22.3–38.0)

27.7 (21.7–37.5)

0.67

  1. Results are shown as medians with range. P-values for differences between PathMate2 (PM) and control (CON) group were obtained using Wilcoxon rank sum test
  2. BMI body mass index, BMI-SDS body mass index standard deviation score, SDQ Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire