Table 1 Baseline characteristics.

From: Feasibility and efficacy of adding high-intensity interval training to a multidisciplinary lifestyle intervention in children with obesity—a randomized controlled trial

 

HIIT

Control

Total

Missing

N = 90

N = 83

N = 173

N (%)

Age, mean (SD)

12.3 (1.7)

12.3 (1.8)

12.3 (1.7)

0 (0.0)

Sex: male, n (%)

53 (58.9)

48 (57.8)

101 (58.4)

0 (0.0)

Weight, mean (SD) kg

73.3 (19.1)

69.3 (18.3)

71.4 (18.8)

0 (0.0)

Height, mean (SD) m

1.6 (0.11)

1.6 (0.11)

1.6 (0.11)

0 (0.0)

Waist, mean (SD) cm

93.3 (12.5)

91.7 (11.9)

92.5 (12.2)

2 (1.2)

BMI, mean (SD) kg/m2

28.3 (4.6)

27.2 (4.5)

27.8 (4.5)

0 (0.0)

BMI z-score, mean (SD)

2.6 (0.6)

2.4 (0.6)

2.5 (0.6)

0 (0.0)

Systolic blood pressure, mean (SD) mmHg

107.9 (10.9)

105.8 (9.6)

106.9 (10.4)

1 (0.6)

Diastolic blood pressure, mean (SD) mmHg

67.8 (7.3)

67.1 (7.3)

67.5 (7.3)

1 (0.6)

Puberty group, n (%)

   

5 (2.9)

 Pre-puberty

18 (20.9)

16 (19.5)

34 (20.2)

 

 Early puberty

38 (44.2)

39 (47.6)

77 (45.8)

 

 Late puberty

30 (34.9)

27 (32.9)

57 (33.9)

 

WHO-5 score, mean (SD)

66.8 (15.6)

65.1 (16.4)

66.0 (16.0)

2 (1.2)

PedsQL Child

 Total score, mean (SD)

73.0 (13.0)

72.7 (12.3)

72.9 (12.7)

5 (2.9)

 Psychosocial score, mean (SD)

69.7 (14.1)

69.7 (13.1)

69.7 (13.6)

5 (2.9)

 Physical score, mean (SD)

79.2 (15.0)

78.3 (14.0)

78.8 (14.5)

1 (0.6)

PedsQL Parents

 Total score, mean (SD)

71.4 (13.3)

69.4 (13.4)

70.4 (13.4)

4 (2.3)

 Psychosocial score, mean (SD)

68.4 (14.2)

66.1 (14.0)

67.3 (14.1)

4 (2.3)

 Physical score, mean (SD)

76.8 (14.9)

74.5 (16.9)

75.7 (15.8)

2 (1.2)

  1. SD standard deviation, BMI body mass index, WHO-5 WHO-Five Well-Being Index, PedsQL Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory, version 4.0 Generic Core Scales.