Boys

n = 90

Girls

n = 65

Total

n = 155

Intervened

n = 42

Control

n = 48

Intervened

n = 21

Control

n = 44

Intervened

n = 63

Control

n = 92

Grades1

Third n (%)

13 (30.95)

15 (31.25)

3 (14.29)

13 (29.55)

16 (25.39)

28 (30.43)

Fourth n (%)

11 (26.19)

17 (35.42)

9 (42.86)

12 (27.27)

20 (31.74)

29 (31.52)

Fifth n (%)

18 (42.86)

16 (33.33)

9 (42.86)

19 (46.43)

27 (42.85)

35 (38.04)

Age (years)2 mean ± SD

10.0 ± 1.1

9.8 ± 1.3

9.9 ± 0.7

10.0 ± 1.5

10.0 ± 1.0

9.9 ± 1.4

CI 95%

9.6 - 10.3

9.4 - 10.2

9.6 - 10.2

9.6 - 10.5

9.7 - 10.2

9.6 - 10.2

Weight (kg)2 mean ± SD

37.1 ± 10.1

39.3 ± 10.1

44.6 ± 15.3

41.4 ± 16.8

39.6 ± 12.5

40.3 ± 13.8

CI 95%

34.1 - 40.1

36.6 - 42.1

37.9 - 51.2

36.6 - 46.1

36.6 - 42.6

37.7 - 43.0

Height (m)2 mean ± SD

137.2 ± 7.4

138.7 ± 8.9

140.8 ± 10.6

139.4 ± 10.9

138.2 ± 8.6

139.0 ± 10.0

CI 95%

135.0 - 139.3

136.2 - 141.1

136.3 - 145.4

136.3 - 142.4

136.3 - 140.5

137.1 - 140.9

BMI (kg/m2)2 mean ± SD

19.5 ± 3.9

20.2 ± 3.6

21.8 ± 4.8

20.7 ± 5.3

20.3 ± 4.3

20.5 ± 4.5

CI 95%

18.3 - 20.6

19.2 - 21.2

19.8 - 23.9

19.2 - 22.2

19.2 - 21.3

19.6 - 21.3

ZBMI score2 mean ± SD

1.08 ± 1.28

1.45 ± 1.23

1.52 ± 1.30

1.17 ± 1.28

1.2 ± 1.3

1.32 ± 1.26

CI 95%

0.70 - 1.46

1.11 - 1.79

0.95 - 2.08

0.81 - 1.53

0.91 - 1.54

1.07 - 1.56

Nutritional status1

ZBMI < −1 n(%)

2 (4.8)

1 ( 2.1)

1 ( 4.8)

3 (6.8)

3 (4.8)

4 (4.4)

−1 ≤ ZBMI ≤ 1 n (%)

19 (45.2)

17 (35.4)

6 (28.6)

18 (40.9)

25 (39.7)

35 (38.0)

1 < ZBMI ≤ 2 n (%)

11 (26.2)

13 (27.1)

6 (28.6)

12 (27.3)

17 (27.0)

25 (27.2)

ZBMI > 2 n (%)

10 (23.8)

17 (35.4)

8 (38.1)

11 (25.0)

18 (28.6)

28 (30.4)