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Table 5 Self-reported dietary and exercise behaviourat Baseline and 4 months in intervention and control group students

From: Childhood obesity management shifting from health care system to school system: intervention study of school-based weight management programme

 

Intervention group

Control group

P value1

(n =43)

(n =29)

Percentage

Percentage

baseline

4 months

Change

baseline

4 months

Change

(95% CI)

(95% CI)

Fruit and vegetables

       

 Fruit ≥1 serve/day

40

42

+2 (-25 to 3)

55

55

0.0 (-38 to 38)

1.000

 Vegetables ≥2 serves/day

35

44

+9 (-17 to 36)

31

21

-10 (-36 to 16)

0.481

High fat food

       

 Processed meat ≥4 times

29

12

-17 (-35 to 2)

24

38

+14 (-42 to 14)

0.118

 Deep fried food ≥4 times

19

7

-12 (-26 to 3)

7

10

+3 (-12 to 19)

0.227

 Crisp ≥4 times

12

2

-9 (-20 to 2)

3

10

+7 (-6 to 20)

0.219

High sugar food and beverage

       

 Sugary beverage ≥4 times

33

21

-12 (-33 to 10)

35

24

-10 (-38 to 17)

0.302

 Dessert ≥4 times

9

0

-9 (-18 to -1)

3

7

+4 (-8 to 15)

0.453

 Sweet or chocolate ≥4 times

14

7

-7 (-20 to 7)

3

7

+4 (-8 to 15)

0.508

Self-control

       

 Avoid overeating

14

28

+14 (-5 to 33)

24

24

0.0 (-25 to 25)

0.146

Exercise

       

30-mins light intensity exercise ≥3 days

24

29

+5 (-17 to 27)

45

41

-3 (-37 to 3)

0.774

60-min moderate intensity exercise ≥3 days

31

33

+2 (-22 to 27)

28

35

+7 (-22 to 35)

1.000

20-min aerobic exercise ≥3 days#

41

45

+5 (-23 to 33)

45

31

-14 (-45 to 18)

0.804

Strengthening exercise ≥3 days#

12

26

+14 (-4 to 32)

7

21

+14 (-5 to 32)

0.109

I like exercise

61

91

+30 (-5 to 66)

62

69

+7 (-35 to 46)

0.002*

I have excuses for not doing exercise

14

9

-5 (-19 to 10)

7

17

+10 (-7 to 28)

0.727

I am fear of sport injury

19

12

-7 (-23 to 9)

7

10

+3 (-12 to 19)

0.375

  1. 1P-values are for the change between 3 and 6 months by the McNemar’s Test.
  2. Italic highlights the effect size in opposite direction or statistical significance at level of P 0.05*.