Table 4 Descriptive data on weight status and BMIsds for intervention and comparison groups at baseline, for total sample and by cohort
Total | Grade 2 cohort | Grade 4 cohort | Grade 7 cohort | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Comparison N=328 | Intervention N=478 | Comparison N=95 | Intervention N=209 | Comparison N=119 | Intervention N=179 | Comparison N=114 | Intervention N=90 | |
Weight status | ||||||||
Thinness (%)§ | 5.5 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 5.7* | 6.7 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 6.7 |
Normal weight (%)§§ | 73.5 | 78.0 | 69.5 | 79.4* | 73.1 | 76.5 | 77.2 | 77.8 |
Overweight (%)§§ | 17.1 | 13.8 | 21.1 | 12.9* | 16.0 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 13.3 |
Obesity (%)§§ | 4.0 | 2.7 | 5.3 | 1.9* | 4.2 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 2.2 |
Overweight & obesity (%) | 21.0 | 16.5 | 26.3 | 14.8* | 20.2 | 19.0 | 17.5 | 15.6 |
BMIsds (mean) | 1.04 | 0.82 | 1.07 | 0.78 | 1.08 | 0.97 | 0.96 | 0.62 |