Height and weight changes over a two year period among obese children in a Beijing school
| Treatment (n = 33) | Control (n = 35) | p value* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Follow up | Change | Follow up | Change | ||
| Results expressed as mean (SD). | |||||
| *Comparison of the treatment and control groups regarding changes between baseline and follow up, using independent t test. | |||||
| Height (cm) | 170.4 (6.0) | 8.2 (4.3) | 171.7 (4.9) | 8.0 (3.9) | 0.846 |
| Weight (kg) | 69.7 (4.4) | −0.3 (4.3) | 76.7 (6.6) | 5.5 (3.5) | <0.001 |
| BMI | 24.0 (0.9) | −2.6 (1.6) | 26.0 (1.6) | −0.1 (1.1) | <0.001 |