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Table 1 Baseline demographic and anthropometric characteristics of Go4it and control group participants

From: Effect of the Go4it multidisciplinary group treatment for obese adolescents on health related quality of life: a randomised controlled trial

 

Intervention group

Control group

p

 

(n = 57)

(n = 38)

 

Age, y 1

14.6 (1.6)

14.5 (1.7)

0.8 a

Sex (n)

   

Girls/Boys

29/28

24/14

0.2 a

Height, cm

168.4 (10.1)

165.3 (8.3)

0.1 a

Weight, kg

94.6 (18.6)

91.9 (17.9)

0.5 a

BMI, kg/m2

33.1 (4.4)

33.4 (5.0)

0.8 a

BMI-SDS

2.9 (0.4)

2.9 (0.5)

0.8 a

Ethnicity (n)

   

Western/Non-western

29/28

14/24

0.2 b

Teasing (n)

   

Yes/No

23/32

17/18

0.5 b

Missing2

3

3

 

Education adolescents (n)

   

Low 3

44

28

0.7 b

High 4

12

9

 

Missing2

1

1

 
  1. 1 Data are (means (sd)), unless otherwise indicated.
  2. 2 No information available on item in question, a t-test, b Chi Square.
  3. 3 primary school, or lower secondary education,
  4. 4 upper secondary education.