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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the participants (SD) (N = 954)

From: The effect of the MyBFF@school program on cardiorespiratory fitness in overweight and obese primary schoolchildren: a cluster randomized controlled trial

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Intervention (n = 439)

Control (n = 515)

Ìýp-value

Number of schools

7

16

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Number of participants per school, mean (SD)

45.09 (1.63)

67.41 (4.29)

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Number of participants per school, median (range)

45 (15–115)

68 (7–97)

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Mean agea, years (SD)

9.82 (0.85)

9.93 (0.85)

0.04

Height (cm)a

138.69 (7.71)

138.84 (7.66)

0.89

Weight (kg)a

45.01 (10.02)

45.51 (10.35)

0.89

BMI (kg/m2)a

23.18 (3.45)

23.42 (3.64)

0.51

BMI z -score (SD)a

2.23 (0.80)

2.23 (0.82)

0.76

Percentage body fat (%)a

36.71 (6.50)

37.50 (6.50)

0.99

Skeletal muscle mass (kg)a

14.57 (2.85)

14.59 (2.87)

0.81

OverallÌýphysicalÌýfitness scorea

69.5 (6.3)

69.6 (6.6)

0.74

Gender, n (%)b

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0.45

 B´Ç²â²õ

234 (53.3)

287 (55.7)

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 G¾±°ù±ô²õ

205 (46.7)

228 (44.3)

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Weight categories, n (%)b

ÌýÌý

0.68

 O±¹±ð°ù·É±ð¾±²µ³ó³Ù

193 (44.0)

213 (41.4)

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 O²ú±ð²õ±ð

176 (40.1)

220 (42.7)

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 Morbidly obese

70 (15.9)

82 (15.9)

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  1. aIndependent t-test, bchi-squared test