Effects of an Intensive Lifestyle Intervention to Treat Overweight/Obese Children and Adolescents

Table 3

Children’s data. Descriptive, Paired Sample -test of the physical activity measurement at and . Data are presented as mean ± SD.

Characteristics					Cohen’s d
Physical activity data
Children (5–12)
6 MinWT (cm)	679.54 ± 85.66	716.56 ± 159.12	n.s.	n.s.	n.s.
Ball TA (cm)	4.47 ± 0.77	5.06 ± 0.97	−4.75	.001	.67
Ball TB (cm)	4.74 ± 1.10	5.55 ± 1.42	−6.71	.001	.63
30 m sprint (s)	7.24 ± 0.79	6.37 ± 0.79	7.98	.001	1.1
VB (cm)	−3.05 ± 8.45	−2.10 ± 8.70	n.s.	n.s.	n.s.
HB (cm)	32.26 ± 9.97	33.38 ± 9.72	−2.06	.05	.11
Sargent (cm)	23.03 ± 5.99	26.60 ± 7.07	−4.66	.001	.54

Statistical significance was considered at ; 6 MinWT = six minutes’ walking test; ball TA = medicine ball throw ahead; ball TB = medicine ball throw behind; 30 m sprint = 30 metres’ speed test; VB = vertical bending value at sit and reach test, HB = horizontal bending values at sit and reach test; Sargent = Sargent Test Value.