Research Article
The Effectiveness of School-Based Nutritional Education Program among Obese Adolescents: A Randomized Controlled Study
Table 2
Changes of growth parameters and dietary caloric intake of participants in each group.
| | Control group () | Intervention group () | | Mean | 95% CI | | Mean | 95% CI | |
| Anthropometry | | | | | | | BW (kg) | 0.25 ± 3.91 | −1.4 to 1.9 | 0.38 | 0.68 ± 2.82 | −0.49 to 1.85 | 0.12 | BMI (kg/m2) | −0.51 ± 1.57 | −1.17 to 0.15 | 0.063 | −0.53 ± 1.16 | −1.01 to −0.05 | 0.016* | % Wt/Ht
| 1.10 ± 6.31 | −1.57 to 3.77 | 0.201 | 1.93 ± 6.2 | −0.63 to 4.49 | 0.065 |
| Dietary caloric intake | | | | | | | Total calorie (kcal)
| 37.52 ± 43.64 | −65.36 to 40.4 | 0.23 | −55.18 ± 164.1 | −122.94 to 12.6 | 0.053 | % Fat containing | 2.54 ± 10.15 | −1.75 to 6.82 | 0.11 | −0.54 ± 9.68 | −4.54 to 3.46 | 0.39 | Healthy dieting attitude score | 0 ± 0.66 | −2.78 to 2.78 | 0.5 | 1 ± 1.08 | 0.55 to 1.45 | <0.001* |
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*Significance level tested using paired sample -test, value < 0.05.
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