School-Based Health Center Intervention Improves Body Mass Index in Overweight and Obese Adolescents
Table 5
Comparison of biochemical measures between ACTION and standard care groups.
Measures
ACTION group
Standard care group
Between-group difference
Mean (95% CI)
Mean (95% CI)
Mean (95% CI)
value
HDL-C (mmol/L)
Pre
1.07 (0.98, 1.16)
1.06 (0.97, 1.16)
Post
1.07 (0.98, 1.17)
1.03 (0.9, 1.13)
Difference
0.0 (−0.09, 0.09)
−0.04 (−0.09, 0.02)
0.04 (−0.07, 0.14)
0.50
Triglycerides (mmol/L)
Pre
1.4 (1.2, 1.7)
1.3 (1.0, 1.5)
Post
1.5 (1.1, 1.9)
1.4 (1.1, 1.6)
Difference
0.1 (−0.3, 0.4)
0.1 (−0.1, 0.3)
0.0 (−0.4, 0.4)
0.95
Fasting glucose (mmol/L)
Pre
4.5 (4.4, 4.7)
4.7 (4.6, 4.8)
Post
4.8 (4.7, 4.9)
4.8 (4.6, 4.9)
Difference
0.3 (0.1, 0.4)
0.1 (−0.1, 0.2)
0.2 (0.03, 0.4)
0.04
Fasting insulin (pmol/L)d
Pre
93.4 (69.4, 134.0)
96.5 (67.4, 112.5)
Post
85.1 (67.4, 112.5)
83.3 (67.4, 120.1)
Difference
−10.1 (−23.8, 34.4)
1.4 (−19.4, 25.0)
−5.7 (−39.6, 40.3)
0.59
HOMA-IRa,d
Pre
2.6 (1.9, 3.9)
3.1 (2.1, 4.1)
Post
2.5 (2.0, 3.6)
2.5 (2.0, 3.6)
Difference
0.0 (−0.6, 1.1)
0.7 (−0.7, 2.1)
−0.1 (−0.6, 0.9)
1.00
aHOMA-IR: homeostatic model assessment insulin resistance index.
dResults are reported as median (95% CI). Wilcoxon rank sum test was used for value and bootstrap procedure was used for confidence intervals.
