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Table 3 Baseline measures and follow-up results for all outcome variables

From: Physical fitness and mental health impact of a sport-for-development intervention in a post-conflict setting: randomised controlled trial nested within an observational study of adolescents in Gulu, Uganda

Gender assessment time

Multi-stage fitness test

Standing broad jump

BMI-for-age

Depression-like syndrome

Anxiety-like syndrome

(km/hr)

(cm)

(z-score)

(score)

(score)

Intervention group: crude mean (SD)

 Boys

n = 73

n = 73

n = 74

n = 74

n = 74

  Baseline

11.14 (0.97)

187.55 (20.85)*

-0.65 (0.80)

21.20 (11.61)*

8.14 (4.50)

  Follow-up

11.46 (0.96)#

181.59 (21.12)#

-0.74 (0.84)

24.35 (13.92)

8.73 (4.90)

 Girls

n = 81

n = 81

n = 81

n = 81

n = 81

  Baseline

10.10 (0.97)*

166.53 (17.74)

-0.27 (0.86)

31.74 (13.97)

10.13 (4.66)

  Follow-up

10.43 (0.95)#

167.52 (17.39)

-0.32 (0.75)

30.14 (14.16)

9.30 (4.68)

Wait-listed group: crude mean (SD)

 Boys

n = 72

n = 71

n = 72

n = 71

n = 71

  Baseline

11.10 (0.93)

184.21 (19.62)

-0.64 (0.85)

24.79 (13.16)

9.01 (5.16)

  Follow-up

11.58 (0.94)#

186.55 (20.52)

-0.71 (0.90)

18.63 (10.32)#

7.31 (3.71)#

Non-registered group: crude mean (SD)

 Boys

n = 470

n = 467

n = 472

n = 468

n = 468

  Baseline

10.96 (1.03)

181.80 (20.58)*

-0.66 (0.90)

24.91 (12.27)*

8.77 (4.48)

  Follow-up

11.29 (1.08)#

181.68 (21.94)

-0.67 (0.89)

22.96 (12.30)#

7.87 (4.34)#

 Girls

n = 750

n = 755

n = 763

n = 760

n = 760

  Baseline

9.70 (0.99)*

163.42 (17.53)

-0.21 (0.90)

32.37 (14.66)

10.35 (4.74)

  Follow-up

10.19 (1.12)#

163.29 (19.31)

-0.25 (0.88)#

30.38 (13.64)#

9.60 (4.23)#

  1. *Statistically significant between-group difference at baseline (p < 0.05).
  2. #Statistically significant within-group change (p < 0.05).