Research Article

The Effectiveness of School-Based Nutritional Education Program among Obese Adolescents: A Randomized Controlled Study

Table 3

Diet-recalled menu for lunch of participants.

Control group ( )Intervention group ( ) value
Mean ± SDMinimum MaximumMean ± SDMinimum Maximum

At baseline
 Energy (kcal)
537.05 ± 203.64198.001047.00500.96 ± 150.12188.50843.500.569
 Calories from carbohydrate (kcal)236.93 ± 82.0272.00332.00236.22 ± 70.5484.00324.000.769
 Calories from fat (kcal)218.75 ± 108.9890585189.88 ± 73.6767.50382.500.373
 Calories from protein (kcal)81.38 ± 33.9524.40136.0074.86 ± 32.0210.00137.000.667

After 4 months
 Energy (kcal)
499.53 ± 170.92220.25897.50556.14 ± 168.93213.50857.000.194
 Calories from carbohydrate (kcal)236.65 ± 73.6484.00352.00258.14 ± 68.9490376.000.328
 Calories from fat (kcal)191.36 ± 81.7174.7400.50220.95 ± 109.5378.50423.000.441
 Calories from protein (kcal)71.55 ± 33.1228.00165.0078.00 ± 22.8337.00116.000.275