Table 3 Anthropometry, HRQOL and proportion (%) of children in each weight status category^a for total sample

Y3 (Baseline)

Y5 (Final)

Y3 (Baseline)

Y5 (Final)

INT

COMP

INT vs COMP

p value

INT

COMP

INT vs COMP

p value

n

1208

1010

1145

750

1208

1010

1145

750

 BMI (kg/m²)

18.54^d

18.43^e

18.29^e

18.64^e

−0.17 (−0.47–0.13)

0.37 (−0.01–0.76)

−0.54 (−1.03 - -0.05)

0.029**

−0.12 (−0.40–0.17)

0.16 (−0.17–0.50)

−0.28 (−0.72–0.16)

0.209

 BMI z-score

0.33^g

0.40^f

0.30^e

0.46^e

0.05 (− 0.05–0.16)

0.18** (0.04–0.31)

− 0.12 (− 0.29–0.05)

0.151

0.05 (− 0.05–0.16)

0.14** (− 0.02–0.26)

−0.08 (− 0.24–0.08)

0.306

HRQoL

0.80

0.79

0.82

0.77

–

–

–

–

−0.012 (− 0.029–0.004)

−0.046** (− 0.071 – − 0.022)

0.034** (0.006–0.062)

0.016

Y3 (Baseline)

Y5 (Final)

Y3 (Baseline)

Y5 (Final)

INT^h

COMPⁱ

INT vs COMP^j

p value

INT^h

COMPⁱ

INT vs COMP^j

p value

n

1202

983

1144

749

1202

983

1144

749

Weight status category^a

%

%

%

%

 Underweight

7.4

4.7

5.8

4.4

0.62** (0.43–0.91)

0.75 (0.48–1.18)

0.83 (0.46–1.48)

0.525

0.63** (0.43–0.91)

0.75 (0.48–1.17)

0.84 (0.47–1.52)

0.570

 Healthy weight

69.1

70.9

74.5

70.5

1.13 (0.92–1.37)

0.78 (0.61–1.00)

1.44 (1.05–1.98)

0.024**

1.11 (0.92–1.35)

0.85 (0.68–1.06)

1.31 (0.98–1.73)

0.069

 Overweight

18.1

18.7

15.8

17.9

0.99 (0.78–1.26)

1.25 (0.94–1.68)

0.79 (0.54–1.16)

0.226

1.01 (0.80–1.27)

1.16 (0.88–1.54)

0.87 (0.60–1.25)

0.451

 Obese

5.5

4.6

3.9

6.5

0.85 (0.56–1.27)

1.65** (1.03–2.64)

0.51** (0.28–0.95)

0.035**

0.81 (0.54–1.21)

1.61** (1.03–2.51)

0.51** (0.28–0.92)

0.026**

 Combined overweight/obese

23.5

23.3

19.8

24.4

0.94 (0.75–1.17)

1.41** (1.07–1.86)

0.67 (0.47–0.95)

0.025**

0.96 (0.78–1.18)

1.27 (1.00–1.62)

0.75 (0.54–1.04)

0.083