| Excluded Participants (n 29) | Remaining participants | ||
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 | Total (n 691) | Year 4 (n 354) | Year 6 (n 337) | |
School Year 4 (%) | 58.6* | 51.2* | Â | Â |
Female (%) | 65.5* | 56.2* | 56.2 | 56.1 |
Age (years) -mean ± SD | 10.8 (±1.1)†| 11.0 (±1.1)†| 10.0 (±0.4) | 12.1 (±0.4) |
Height (cm) -mean ± SD | 146.8 (±7.7)†| 145.7 (±9.4)†| 139.4 (±6.7) | 152.4 (±6.9) |
Weight (kg) -mean ± SD | 40.9 (±7.4)†| 41.0 (±10.8)†| 35.9 (±8.3) | 46.3 (±10.6) |
BMI (kg/m2) -mean ± SD | 18.9 (±2.6)†| 19.1 (±3.5)†| 18.4 (±3.2) | 19.8 (±3.5) |
BMI z-score -mean | 0.73 (±1.1)†| 0.67 (±1.2)†| 0.63 (±1.2) | 0.72 (±1.1) |
Overweight (%)a | 20.7†| 22.3†| 21.2 | 23.4 |
Obese (%)a | 6.9†| 5.8†| 6.5 | 5.1 |