Table 2 Baseline characteristics of the study schoolchildren
Characteristics | Intervention group | Control group | 蠂2 | \(p\)-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
(\(n=563\)) | (\(n=482\)) | |||
Gender, \({\varvec{n}}\) (%)a | ||||
鈥傿辞测蝉 | 297 (52.8) | 253 (52.5) | 0.007 | 0.932 |
鈥僄颈谤濒蝉 | 266 (47.2) | 229 (47.5) | ||
Location, \({\varvec{n}}\) (%)a | ||||
鈥僓谤产补苍 | 324 (57.5) | 295 (61.2) | 1.436 | 0.231 |
鈥僐耻谤补濒 | 239 (42.5) | 187 (38.8) | ||
Age group, \({\varvec{n}}\) (%)a | ||||
鈥�9 years old | 193 (34.3) | 157 (32.6) | 0.476 | 0.788 |
鈥�10 years old | 218 (38.7) | 187 (38.8) | ||
鈥�11 years old | 152 (27.0) | 138 (28.6) | ||
Ethnicity, \({\varvec{n}}\) (%)a*** | ||||
鈥僊补濒补测 | 433 (76.9) | 434 (90.0) | 31.688 | &濒迟;鈥�0.001*** |
鈥僋辞苍-惭补濒补测c | 130 (23.1) | 48 (10.0) | ||
School category, \({\varvec{n}}\) (%)a*** | ||||
鈥僋ational school (Malay) | 435 (77.3) | 440 (91.3) | 37.481 | &濒迟;鈥�0.001*** |
鈥僋ational school (Chinese and Tamil) | 128 (22.7) | 42 (8.7) | ||
BMI category, \({\varvec{n}}\) (%)a | ||||
鈥僌惫别谤飞别颈驳丑迟 | 222 (39.4) | 179 (37.1) | 2.400 | 0.301 |
鈥僌产别蝉别 | 243 (43.2) | 201 (41.7) | ||
鈥僊orbidly obese | 98 (17.4) | 102 (21.2) | ||
Anthropometric status, mean (SD)b | ||||
鈥傿ody weight (kg) | 46.14 (10.64) | 46.91 (10.88) | 听 | 0.250 |
鈥傿ody height (cm) | 139.12 (7.78) | 138.92 (7.46) | 听 | 0.670 |
鈥傿MI for age\(z\)-score | 2.30 (0.84) | 2.37 (0.90) | 听 | 0.160 |
鈥僑keletal muscle mass (kg) | 14.68 (2.93) | 14.73 (2.90) | 听 | 0.762 |
鈥傿ody fat mass (kg) | 17.85 (6.75) | 18.68 (6.88) | 听 | 0.050 |
鈥働ercentage body fat (%) | 37.73 (6.52) | 38.75 (6.51) | 听 | 0.070 |