Table 2

Characteristics at baseline and after 12 weeks (group B)

SubjectSexInitialAfter 12 weeks
Age (years)Weight (kg)BMI-SDSFFM (kg)Weight (kg)BMI-SDSFFM (kg)
1M11.755.75.1529.455.74.5130.3
2F10.985.38.5937.983.47.7938.0
3F8.948.45.8427.044.64.4327.4
4M11.864.13.6233.564.83.5132.5
5M11.784.07.1540.383.56.7740.6
6M12.158.64.9932.159.64.6433.2
7F12.973.25.3141.475.45.4743.9
8M16.599.03.7663.7100.83.8061.1
9M11.853.13.5432.754.63.6333.4
10M14.2106.89.2946.797.97.0551.4
11F13.266.64.9735.565.84.1835.5
12F18.898.14.4849.697.94.7949.5
13F12.775.63.6744.575.03.4543.7
14F9.050.04.5431.050.34.0130.1
15F10.547.23.6125.248.63.8425.3
16F8.041.16.8122.541.05.3224.5
Mean12.269.25.3337.168.74.8237.5
SD2.720.61.7910.519.71.3310.2
  • Paired comparisons t test:

  • Weight change: mean −0.49, SEM 0.67, p = 0.47.

  • Change in BMI-SDS: mean −0.51, SEM 0.18, p = 0.01.

  • Change in fat free mass (FFM): mean 0.43, SEM 0.41, p = 0.31.