Table 3 Overall improvement from baseline to 3 and 12-month visits, mean difference with 95% confidence interval (pooled cohort).

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

 

Participants (N)

Mean difference Baseline to 3 months (95% CI)

P value

Participants (N)

Mean difference baseline to 12 months (95% CI)

P value

BMI z-score

152

−0.11 (−0.17; −0.06)

<0.01

107

−0.20 (−0.26; −0.14)

<0.01

Waist (cm)

150

−1.54 (−3.06; 0.02)

0.05

104

−0.36 (−2.06; 1.33)

0.67

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

149

0.27 (−1.20; 1.74)

0.72

101

1.91 (0.29; 3.52)

0.02

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

150

−0.64 (−1.82; 0.54)

0.29

101

0.57 (−0.71; 1.86)

0.38

WHO-5 score

149

5.18 (2.34; 8.02)

<0.01

101

2.47 (−0.71; 5.65)

0.13

PedsQL Child

 Total score

143

4.18 (2.67; 5.69)

<0.01

92

4.09 (2.38; 5.81)

<0.01

 Psychosocial score

143

3.93 (2.34; 5.51)

<0.01

92

3.77 (1.98; 5.57)

<0.01

 Physical score

147

4.98 (2.86; 7.09)

<0.01

102

4.69 (2.33; 7.06)

<0.01

PedsQL Parents

 Total score

145

5.52 (3.86; 7.19)

<0.01

96

3.86 (1.99; 5.73)

<0.01

 Psychosocial score

145

5.62 (3.82; 7.43)

<0.01

96

3.87 (1.85; 5.89)

<0.01

 Physical score

147

5.79 (3.59; 7.99)

<0.01

99

4.49 (2.03; 6.95)

<0.01

  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.