Table 2

Auxological parameters of the study population by sex and age at enrolement (T0) and at the end of the study (T1)

W (Kg) mean ± SD

H (cm) mean ± SD

BMI mean ± SD

(centiles)

All children

T0 17,3 ± 9,6

T0 100,3 ± 14,9

T0 16,1 ± 1,5 (50°)

T1 19,4 ± 11,6

T1 105,4 ± 23,2

T1 16,0 ± 2,1 (50°)

p = 0.02

p < 0.001

p = ns

Boys

T0 16,9 ± 6,7

T0 102,2 ± 23,7

T0 15,8 ± 1,1 (50°)

T1 18,3 ± 7,2

T1 106,3 ± 20,8

T1 15,6 ± 0,8 (50°)

p < 0.01

p = 0.03

p = ns

Girls

T0 17,9 ± 13,3

T0 98,1 ± 29,0

T0 16,5 ± 2,0 (50°)

T1 20,6 ± 16,4

T1 104,2 ± 28,2

T1 16,6 ± 3,0 (50°)

p = ns

p < 0.01

p = ns

*p significance for Paired T-test

ns = not significant

Tesse et al. Italian Journal of Pediatrics 2009 35:19   doi:10.1186/1824-7288-35-19