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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of WISH study participants

From: Effects of a peer-led Walking In ScHools intervention (the WISH study) on physical activity levels of adolescent girls: a cluster randomised pilot study

 

Control (n = 98)

Intervention (n = 101)

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Age (years)

12.16

0.51

12.54

0.57

Height (cm)

153.28

7.80

155.99

6.59

Weight (kg)

46.05

10.39

49.78

11.60

BMI (kg/m2)

19.25

4.27

20.31

3.86

BMI category [34] (% participants)

 Healthy weight

58.8

64.4

 Underweight

14.4

8.9

 Overweight

23.7

22.8

 Obese

3.1

4.0

WC (cm)

62.64

8.51

65.20

8.70

Aerobic capacity (mL∙kg−1∙min−1)

34.57

3.48

34.78

7.73

  1. BMI body mass index, WC waist circumference Cole cut-points [35]