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Table 1 Physical, behavioural and familial changes before and after interdisciplinary weight management

From: An interdisciplinary, family-centered approach to treating pediatric obesity in an 11-year-old female: a case report

Traditional Measures:

   
 

Pre-Intervention

Post-Intervention

Percent (%) Change

Height (cm)

160.3

162.2

1.2

Weight (kg)

76.3

76.8

0.7

BMI (kg/m2)

29.9

29.2

-2.3

BMI Percentile

98.5

97.9

-0.6

Waist Circumference (cm)

103.9

100.2

-3.6

Extended Measures:

   

Body Fat (%)

40.6

37.7

-7.1

Systolic Blood Pressure (mmHg)

122

96

-21.3

Diastolic Blood Pressure (mmHg)

80

62

-22.5

Total Cholesterol (mmol/L)

4.77

3.76

-21.2

LDL Cholesterol (mmol/L)

3.26

2.68

-17.8

HDL Cholesterol (mmol/L)

0.91

0.77

-15.4

Insulin (μIU)

10.1

8.5

-15.8

Glucose (mmol/L)

4.6

5.0

8.7

Vegetables & Fruit (svg/d)

5.1

5.5

7.8

Foods Classified as 'Others' (%)1

65

11

-83.1

Screen Time (hr/d)

4.5

1.5

-66.7

Physical Activity (steps/d)

11,574

8,123

-29.8

Cardiorespiratory Fitness (min:sec)2

9:15

14:30

56.8

Family Life Stress (percentile)

>99

97

2

Family Communication (percentile)3

40

61

50.0

Family Satisfaction (percentile)3

25

66

164

Family Cohesion and Flexibility4

1.67

2.38

42.5

  1. 1Includes high energy-dense foods that are high in sugar and/or fat and low in nutrients.
  2. 2Time to exhaustion on a treadmill walking test using a modified Balke protocol.
  3. 3Change is positive from 'low' to 'moderate' score.
  4. 4Change is positive from 'low-balanced' to 'average-balanced'.