Skip to main content

Table 3 Mean change in outcomes according to program attendance; <75 % (n = 1,164) and ≥ 75 % (n = 1,486)a

From: Translational research: are community-based child obesity treatment programs scalable?

 

Mean change (95 % CI) by attendance

Mean difference (95 % CI)

P value

Effect size (Cohen’s d)

Non-completers

Completers

   

BMI (kg/m2)

−0.49 (−0.64, −0.34)

−0.70 (−0.83, −0.57)

−0.20 (−0.31, −0.10)

<.001

−.09

BMI z-score

−0.08 (−0.10, −0.06)

−0.11 (−0.13, −0.10)

−0.03 (−0.02, −0.04)

<.001

−.10

Waist circumference (cm)

2.00 (1.09, 2.91)

1.79 (1.01, 2.58)

−0.21 (−0.80, 0.38)

.490

−.01

Waist-to-height ratio

−0.02 (−0.02, −0.01)

−0.02 (−0.02, −0.01)

0.000 (−0.004, 0.003)

.960

−.001

Global self-esteem score (range: 0–30)

−2.23 (−3.12, −1.33)

−2.84 (−3.52, −2.16)

−0.61 (−1.32, 0.10)

.093

−.06

Screen-timeb (hours/week)

−5.11 (−6.09, −4.13)

−4.71 (−5.47, −3.95)

0.40 (−0.37, 1.17)

.312

.03

Recovery heart rate (beats/min)

−3.92 (−7.12, −0.73)

−4.81 (−7.75, −1.87)

−0.88 (−2.50, 0.74)

.285

−.02

Physical activity ≥1 h/session (days/week)

1.17 (0.88, 1.47)

1.26 (1.02, 1.49)

0.08 (−0.011, 0.31)

.329

−.25

Daily serves of fruit (n)

0.25 (−0.09, 0.58)

0.15 (−0.13, 0.44)

−0.09 (−0.29, 0.11)

.370

−.03

Daily serves of vegetable (n)

0.74 (0.24, 1.24)

0.80 (0.36, 1.24)

0.06 (−0.20, 0.32)

.671

.01

Unhealthy food indexc (range: 0–20)

−2.05 (−2.55, −1.55)

−2.51 (−2.91, −2.10)

−0.45 (−0.82, 0.09)

.014

−.07

  1. BMI body mass index, CI confidence intervals, OR odds ratio
  2. aAdjusted for baseline values, sex, SEIFA, ARIA+; and season
  3. bWatching TV/DVDs/videos or playing electronic/video games
  4. cBased on frequency of consumption of unhealthy foods (i.e., potato chips, lollies, chocolate, takeaway foods and sugar-sweetened soft drinks); higher scores represent a less healthy food index