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Table 4 Intention-to-treat analysis of the effects of the Gum Marom Kids League 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 vs wait-listed: Between group difference in mean change (95% CI) and standardised effect size (95% CI)

 Boys (Crude)

     

  Difference

-0.16 (-0.54 to 0.23)

-8.30 (-14.83 to -1.77)*

-0.02 (-0.20 to 0.16)

9.30 (4.52 to 14.09)*

2.30 (0.61 to 3.99)*

  Effect size

-0.13 (-0.46 to 0.19)

-0.42 (-0.75 to -0.09)*

-0.04 (-0.36 to 0.29)

0.64 (0.30 to 0.97)*

0.45 (0.12 to 0.78)*

 Boys (Adjust # )

  Difference

0.00 (-0.33 to 0.34)

-4.43 (-10.94 to 2.09)

0.01 (-0.21 to 0.22)

8.18 (4.11 to 12.27)*

2.34 (1.12 to 3.56)*

  Effect size

0.00 (-0.32 to 0.33)

-0.23 (-0.56 to 0.10)

0.01 (-0.31 to 0.34)

0.67 (0.33 to 1.00)*

0.63 (0.30 to 0.96)*

Intervention vs non-registered: Between group difference in mean change (95% CI) and standardised effect size (95% CI)

 Boys (Crude)

     

  Difference

-0.01 (-0.30 to 0.27)

-5.84 (-10.30 to -1.38)*

-0.09 (-0.21 to 0.03)

5.11 (1.84 to 8.37)*

1.49 (0.20 to 2.77)*

  Effect size

-0.01 (-0.26 to 0.23)

-0.32 (-0.57 to -0.08)*

-0.19 (-0.43 to 0.06)

0.38 (0.14 to 0.63)*

0.28 (0.04 to 0.53)*

 Boys (Adjust # )

     

  Difference

0.18 (-0.13 to 0.49)

-4.49 (-9.70 to 0.72)

-0.10 (-0.25 to 0.05)

5.16 (1.51 to 8.80)*

1.94 (0.62 to 3.26)*

  Effect size

0.10 (-0.14 to 0.35)

-0.15 (-0.40 to 0.09)

-0.11 (-0.36 to 0.13)

0.25 (0.00 to 0.49)*

0.26 (0.01 to 0.50)*

 Girls (Crude)

  Difference

-0.16 (-0.11 to 0.44)

1.12 (-2.91 to 5.15)

0.00 (-0.08 to 0.08)

-0.39 (-3.75 to 2.98)

0.08 (-1.14 to 1.30)

  Effect size

-0.14 (-0.37 to 0.09)

0.06 (-0.17 to 0.29)

0.00 (-0.23 to 0.22)

-0.03 (-0.26 to 0.20)

0.02 (-0.21 to 0.24)

 Girls (Adjust # )

  Difference

0.28 (-0.04 to 0.60)

2.27 (-3.05 to 7.58)

0.02 (-0.09 to 0.12)

-1.61 (-5.72 to 2.51)

0.03 (-1.40 to 1.46)

  Effect size

0.14 (-0.09 to 0.37)

0.07 (-0.16 to 0.30)

0.02 (-0.21 to 0.25)

-0.06 (-0.29 to 0.17)

0.00 (-0.23 to 0.23)

Wait-listed vs non-registered: Between group difference in mean change (95% CI) and standardised effect size (95% CI)

 Boys (Crude)

     

  Difference

0.14 (-0.14 to 0.42)

2.46 (-2.08 to 7.00)

-0.07 (-0.19 to 0.05)

-4.20 (-7.48 to -0.92)*

-0.81 (-2.11 to 0.49)

  Effect size

0.13 (-0.12 to 0.37)

0.14 (-0.11 to 0.39)

-0.15 (-0.39 to 0.10)

-0.32 (-0.57 to -0.07)*

-0.16 (-0.41 to 0.09)

 Boys (Adjust # )

  Difference

0.18 (-0.12 to 0.48)

1.43 (-3.93 to 6.78)

-0.12 (-0.26 to 0.03)

-3.30 (-6.95 to 0.34)

-0.33 (-1.66 to 0.99)

  Effect size

0.10 (-0.14 to 0.35)

0.05 (-0.20 to 0.30)

-0.14 (-0.39 to 0.11)

-0.16 (-0.41 to 0.09)

-0.04 (-0.29 to 0.21)

  1. *Statistically significant between-group difference in mean change (p < 0.05).
  2. #Data adjusted for baseline, location of residence, school and history of abduction.