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Table 3 Anthropometric characteristics throughout combined intervention in girls with obesity (M ± SD)

From: Effects of the application of a prolonged combined intervention on body composition in adolescents with obesity

 

With BMI status improvement (n = 72)

With no BMI status improvement (n = 38)

Baseline

12 mo

24 mo

P-value*

Baseline

12 mo

24 mo

P-value*

Age (y)

10.8 ± 1.5

12.1 ± 1.5

13.2 ± 1,6

0.001

12.4 ± 1.4

13.5 ± 1.3

14.3 ± 1.4

0.001

Weight (kg)

59.1 ± 9.9

61.9 ± 8.3

61.4 ± 7.3

0.339

75.6 ± 16.9

81.6 ± 16.8

87.5 ± 16.5

0.037

Weight z-score

2.9 ± 0.9

2.4 ± 0.9

1.5 ± 0.7

0.001

3.3 ± 1.3

3.3 ± 1.5

3.5 ± 1.4

0.963

Height (cm)

149.4 ± 6.3

154 ± 4.8

158.3 ± 4.8

0.001

158 ± 8.5

162 ± 8.4

163.6 ± 8.7

0.029

Height z-score

0.8 ± 0.7

0.8 ± 0,9

0.6 ± 0,9

0.165

0.8 ± 1.1

0.8 ± 1.2

0.9 ± 1.4

0.885

BMI (Kg/m2)

26.4 ± 3.5

26.9 ± 3.3

26.2 ± 3.7

0.837

29.9 ± 4.3

30.8 ± 4.7

32.4 ± 4.4

0.157

BMI z-score

2.9 ± 1.0

2.3 ± 0.8

1.4 ± 0.7

0.001

3.0 ± 0.9

3.1 ± 1.4

3.2 ± 1.1

0.911

Waist (cm)

85.1 ± 9.1

86.5 ± 7.7

81.1 ± 7.1

0.018

95.5 ± 11.8

98.7 ± 11.6

99.2 ± 10.6

0.552

Waist z-score

1.8 ± 0.7

1.6 ± 0.7

1.2 ± 0.7

0.001

2.5 ± 1.1

2.7 ± 1.3

2.8 ± 1.3

0.524

WtHR

0.6 ± 0.1

0.6 ± 0.1

0.5 ± 0.1

0.001

0.6 ± 0.1

0.6 ± 0.1

0.6 ± 0.1

0.542

Skinfold thickness

 Biceps z-score

2.6 ± 1.3

1.5 ± 1.2

0.7 ± 0.6

0.001

3.3 ± 1.1

3.2 ± 1.1

3.3 ± 1.1

0.813

 Triceps z-score

2.2 ± 0.7

1.6 ± 0.7

1.3 ± 0.6

0.001

2.7 ± 0.9

2.7 ± 0.8

2.8 ± 0.9

0.284

 Subscapular z-score

2.5 ± 0.9

1.9 ± 0.8

1.4 ± 0.7

0.001

2.5 ± 0.7

2.8 ± 0.9

2.9 ± 0.8

0.141

 Suprailiac z-score

4.9 ± 1.3

4.4 ± 1.3

3.2 ± 1.3

0.001

5.2 ± 0.8

5.2 ± 0.9

5.2 ± 0.9

0.334

Body fat (%)

39.9 ± 3.9

37.1 ± 4.8

34.1 ± 3.2

0.001

39.1 ± 2.1

39.3 ± 2.4

40.6 ± 2.5

0.014

FMI (kg/m2)

10.9 ± 1.3

10.5 ± 1.4

10.0 ± 1.2

0.039

11.1 ± 1.6

11.6 ± 1.5

12.7 ± 1.6

0.037

FFMI (kg/m2)

16.1 ± 2.6

16.7 ± 1.9

16.9 ± 2.1

0.030

18.1 ± 2.4

19.1 ± 2.8

19.6 ± 2.1

0.055

  1. (*) ANOVA
  2. BMI Body mass index, WtHR Waist-to-height ratio, FMI Fat mass index, FFMI Fat-free mass index
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