Table 2 Body composition and physical fitness for the intervention and control group at baseline and follow-up. Data are mean ± SD.
Variable | Intervention group | Control group | Adjusted follow-up mean [95% CI] | Cohen’s d | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pre | Post | Pre | Post | Intervention | Control | p value | ||
Body mass (kg) | 38.7 ± 9.6 | 39.1 ± 9.9 | 38.1 ± 9.6 | 38.5 ± 9.8 | 38.7 [38.5, 39.0] | 38.9 [38.7, 39.1] | 0.319 | 0.02 |
BMI (kg m−2) | 18.1 ± 3.1 | 18.0 ± 3.1 | 18.3 ± 2.6 | 18.4 ± 2.7 | 18.1 [18.0, 18.3] | 18.3 [18.1, 18.4] | 0.269 | 0.07 |
BMI centile | 58.8 ± 30.0 | 57.4 ± 30.4 | 61.7 ± 28.5 | 61.5 ± 29.5 | 58.7 [56.7, 60.7] | 60.0 [57.8, 62.1] | 0.385 | 0.04 |
Waist circumference (cm) | 62.8 ± 8.6 | 62.7 ± 8.7 | 62.1 ± 9.8 | 63.5 ± 7.4 | 62.5 [60.8, 64.1] | 63.8 [61.9, 65.6] | 0.304 | 0.15 |
Hip circumference (cm) | 77.1 ± 8.5 | 77.0 ± 8.5 | 77.6 ± 8.6 | 78.1 ± 8.9 | 76.9 [74.2, 79.6] | 78.2 [75.2, 81.2] | 0.519 | 0.15 |
Sum of skinfolds (mm) | 33.2 ± 19.0 | 32.8 ± 20.0 | 34.8 ± 15.1 | 35.1 ± 14.6 | 33.5 [31.5, 35.5] | 34.2 [32.0, 36.4] | 0.610 | 0.04 |
MSFT distance (m) | 720 ± 360 | 880 ± 360 | 720 ± 400 | 740 ± 340 | 880 [820, 940] | 740 [680, 800] | 0.002 * | 0.39 |
