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Table 4 Baseline and follow-up dietary, physical activity, and bone variables among 30 Girl Scout troops (troop-level means) by treatment group (n = 15 control, n = 15 intervention)

From: Increasing weight-bearing physical activity and calcium-rich foods to promote bone mass gains among 9–11 year old girls: outcomes of the Cal-Girls study

Label

Baseline

Follow-up 1

Follow-up 2

Two-year Intervention Effect

 

C

I

C

I

C

I

EffectA

SE

Dietary Intake

        

   Calcium (mg)*

1274

1199

1245

1401

1310

1394

92

82

   Energy (kcal)

2139

2136

2108

2138

2127

2047

--

--

Physical Activity

        

   Weight-bearing PA score@

507

448

539

472

555

531

49

91

   Osteogenic score$

29

24

25

23

25

22

--

--

Bone Mineral Area (BA)

        

   Total body (cm2)

1287

1274

1443

1421

1600

1606

8.1

7.2

   Total hip (cm2)

24.1

24.0

26.3

26.3

28.3

28.2

-0.26

0.11

   Spine (L1-4) (cm2)

38.6

38.2

42.7

42.1

46.7

46.7

.25

.33

   Femoral neck (cm2)

4.0

4.0

4.2

4.2

4.4

4.5

.08

.03

   1/3 distal radius (cm2)

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.3

.01

.01

Bone Mineral Content (BMC)

        

   Total body (g)

1106

1084

1292

1241

1495

1485

-4.9

14.5

   Total hip (g)

17.9

17.3

20.9

20.4

24.2

23.7

-.63

.29

   Spine (L1-4) (g)

26.0

25.3

31.6

30.4

38.1

37.8

-.06

.58

   Femoral neck (g)

2.8

2.8

3.1

3.1

3.5

3.5

.03

.04

   1/3 distal radius (g)

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

.01

.01

Bone Mineral Density (BMD)

        

   Total body (g/cm2)

0.85

0.85

0.89

0.87

0.93

0.92

-.003

.01

   Total hip (g/cm2)

0.74

0.72

0.79

0.77

0.85

0.83

-.010

.01

   Spine (L1-4) (g/cm2)

0.67

0.66

0.73

0.71

0.81

0.80

-.011

.02

   Femoral neck (g/cm2)

0.71

0.69

0.75

0.72

0.80

0.78

-.008

.007

   1/3 distal radius (g/cm2)

0.52

0.51

0.54

0.54

0.57

0.57

.001

.004

  1. A Adjusted net difference between change in intervention and control troop-level means (adjusted for baseline age, race, weight; baseline and change in height, menarcheal status, Tanner breast stage).
  2. * Adjusted for energy intake; and above variables, not including height or change in height)
  3. @ Calculated variable of total weight-bearing physical activity minutes, MET value, and self-reported intensity.
  4. Adjusted for above variables (in A), not including energy intake, height or change in height.
  5. $ Calculated variable of ground reaction force value × (Ln (minutes in activity +1)