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

Table 4

Descriptive, Paired Sample -test of the physical activity measure of the adolescents (13–17) at and of the intervention. Data are presented as mean ± SD.

Characteristics				p	Cohen’s d
Physical activity data
Adolescents (13–17)
VO2 max (ml/kg/min)	31.11 ± 7.64	31.60 ± 7.05	n.s	n.s	n.s
Lat (kg)	36.36 ± 8.61	44.03 ± 9.1	−11.00	.000	.86
Chest (kg)	30.5 ± 8.64	39.00 ± 10.64	−9.34	.000	.88
Press (kg)	175.29 ± 56.13	216.76 ± 60.33	−7.15	.000	.71
Lext (kg)	40.11 ± 12.52	52.68 ± 11.50	−7.09	.000	1.04
VB (cm)	−6.33 ± 8.97	−4.26 ± 9.30	−2.38	.025	.23
HB (cm)	30.19 ± 9.16	31.00 ± 9.50	n.s	n.s	n.s

Statistical significance was considered at ; VO₂ max = maximum rate of oxygen (O₂) consumption; Lat = Lat machine test value; chest = chest press test value; press = leg press test value; Lext = leg extension test value; VB = vertical bending value at sit and reach test, HB = horizontal bending values at sit and reach test.