Table 3 Change in degree of obesity and incidence and remission rate of overweight and obesity after 1 year of follow-up

From: Effect of an obesity prevention program focused on motivating environments in childhood: a school-based prospective study

 

Control group (n=348)

Intervention group (n=417)

P-value

 

Baseline

1 Year

Baseline

1 Year

 

Body weight category

    

0.324

 Underweight

13 (3.7%)

19 (5.5%)

11 (2.6%)

20 (4.8%)

 

 Normal

231 (66.4%)

227 (65.2%)

293 (70.3%)

289 (69.3%)

 

 Overweight

39 (11.2%)

43 (12.4%)

49 (11.8%)

59 (14.1%)

 

 Obesity

65 (18.7%)

59 (17.0%)

64 (15.3%)

49 (11.8%)

 

Incidence rate

     

 Overweight

12/244 (4.9%)

13/304 (4.3%)

0.727

 Obesity

6/39 (15.4%)

2/49 (4.1%)

0.697

Remission rate

     

 Overweight

12/39 (30.8%)

17/49 (34.7%)

0.263

 Obesity

12/65 (18.5%)

18/64 (28.1%)

0.194

  1. Data are expressed as number (%). Statistics were analyzed by the generalized estimating equation and chi-square test.
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