Table 5 Anthropometric, blood pressure and questionnaire measurements

Control

(n = 90)

Intervention

(n = 84)

Control

(n = 85)

Intervention

(n = 83)

Control

(n = 85)

Intervention

(n = 81)

Height (cm)

140.5

138.3

144.0

141.3

3.3

2.9

(6.6)

(6.2)

(6.8)

(6.4)

(1.7)

(1.0)

Body mass (kg)

36.3

35.0

39.2

37.7

3.0

2.7

(9.5)

(7.8)

(10.6)

(8.7)

(1.7)

(1.7)

Percent body fat – Girls^a

24.4

23.6

23.7

25.0

−0.7

0.5

(8.4)

(8.1)

(9.1)

(8.3)

(2.1)

(2.8)

Percent body fat - Boys^a

20.6

19.9

20.7

19.0

0.4

−0.9

(8.9)

(6.9)

(8.9)

(6.6)

(2.6)

(2.4)

BMI (kg/m²)

18.2

18.2

18.7

18.8

0.6

0.6

(4.0)

(3.3)

(4.1)

(3.5)

(0.8)

(0.7)

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)^b

102.5

102.8

107.3

110.5

5.1

10.2

(11.8)

(15.2)

(11.7)

(11.2)

(15.8)

(17.8)

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)^b

66.1

67.3

66.3

68.4

0.2

2.4

(10.2)

(14.1)

(9.5)

(9.7)

(12.1)

(16.2)

Control

(n = 90)

Intervention

(n = 82)

Control

(n = 86)

Intervention

(n = 83)

Control

(n = 86)

Intervention

(n = 80)

Overall Engagement

3.4 (0.5)

3.4 (0.5)

3.3 (0.6)

3.3 (0.5)

−0.1 (0.6)

−0.1 (0.5)

Overall Disaffection

3.1 (0.7)

3.1 (0.7)

3.2 (0.7)

3.1 (0.6)

0.1 (0.7)

0.0 (0.6)

Control

(n = 83)

Intervention

(n = 78)

Control

(n = 83)

Intervention

(n = 84)

Control

(n = 81)

Intervention

(n = 78)

Total difficulties score

6.2 (5.7)

9.2 (7.6)

6.9 (6.0)

7.8 (6.6)

0.6 (4.6)

−1.3 (4.5)