Testing a multicomponent lifestyle intervention for combatting childhood obesity

BMC Public Health

Table 4 Descriptive Statistics at Baseline, Post-camp, and Post-club Measurements

Descriptive Statistics	Total (N = 300)			Boys (N = 148)			Girls (N = 152)
Descriptive Statistics	Base-line	Post-Camp	Post-Club	Base-line	Post-Camp	Post-Club	Base-line	Post-Camp	Post-Club
N with age, height, and weight recorded	286	240	284	143	115	140	143	125	144
N for BMI SDS recorded after removal of 1 outlying/incorrect record	285	239	283	142	114	139	143	125	144
Mean (SD) BMI SDS assuming ITT^a	2.90 (0.83)	2.82 (0.81)	2.76 (0.81)	3.09 (0.88)	3.02 (0.84)	2.97 (0.85)	2.72 (0.73)	2.62 (0.73)	2.56 (0.71)
Mean (SD) BMI SDS, per child measured, at each of the three measurement stages	2.90 (0.83)	2.77 (0.79)	2.76 (0.81)	3.09 (0.88)	2.98 (0.82)	2.96 (0.85)	2.72 (0.73)	2.58 (0.71)	2.56 (0.72)

^aFor children with valid observations at baseline, and assuming intention-to-treat (zero changes in BMI SDS if not recorded) from baseline when follow-up measurement observations are not available

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