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Table 4 Change in anthropometric and metabolic parameters in children during the follow-up

From: Dietary habits and metabolic response improve in obese children whose mothers received an intervention to promote healthy eating: randomized clinical trial

 

Intervention effect, β (95% CI)

pa

Anthropometrics

 BMI (percentile)

−0.26 (−0.97 to 0.46)

0.488

 Waist circumference (cm)

0.19 (−1.0 to 1.41)

0.751

Metabolics

 C-HDL (mg/dL)

−0.6 (−3.6 to 2.4)

0.695

 Triglycerides (mg/dL)

−9.9 (−25.8 to 5.8)

0.216

 Glucose (mg/dL)

1.9 (−2.9 to 6.7)

0.446

 Insulin (μU/mL)

−3.7 (−6.8 to −0.67)

0.017

 HOMA-IR

−0.89 (1.69 to − 0.9)

0.029

  1. BMI Body Mass Index, HOMA-IR Homeostasis Model to Assess the Insulin Resistance Index
  2. aLinear regression mixed effects models, adjust for baseline data of the dependent variable, time, baseline age, gender, maternal schooling and baseline BMI percentile
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