The Results of the “My Challenge” Camp in Addressing Childhood Obesity

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Girls 66 (56.4%)	Baseline	After 2 weeks			After 1 month

	Mean±SD	Mean±SD	t	p	Mean±SD	t	p
Body mass (kg)	71.1±20.7	71.1±20.7	−17,573	<0.001	67.7±19.72	−12,435	<0.001
Body height (cm)	155.1±12.87	155.1±12.87			155.8±12.44	4,384	<0.001
WC (cm)	92.9±12.60	92.9±12.60	−8,898	<0.001	84.6±12.15	−6,951	<0.001
Fat mass (kg)	27.3±10.88	27.3±10.88	−9,224	<0.001	27.3±10.88	−9,972	<0.001
Fat percentage (%)	37.4±5.21	37.4±5.21	−3,351	<0.001	35.7±5.74	−6,62	<0.001
Fat free mass (kg)	43.9±10.88	43.9±10.88	−6,038	<0.001	42.8±10.43	−4,719	<0.001
BMI (kg/m²)	28.9±4.74	28.9±4.74	−20,021	<0.001	27.3±4.71	−12,768	<0.001
WHtR	0.60±0.06	0.60±0.06	−8,718	<0.001	0.54±0.06	−7,030	<0.001
Healthy eating score	6.8±1.90	6.8±1.90	13,460	<0.001	7.6±1.81	4,293	<0.001

Statements	Boys baseline 51 (43.6%)	Girls baseline 66 (56.4%)			Boys baseline 51 (43.6%)	Girls baseline 66 (56.4%)

	%	%	U	p	%	%	U	p
I eat two or fewer meals a day	12	11	1663.5	0.844	12	5	1561.5	0.148
I never eat breakfast	37	20	1387.5	0.035	31	17	1435.5	0.062
I consume milk and dairy products less than once a day	45	33	1485.0	0.197	47	24	1299.0	0.010
I eat fruit less than once a day	45	33	1485.0	0.197	25	29	1627.5	0.693
I eat vegetable less than once a day	43	48	1593.0	1.000	35	30	1599.0	0.569
I eat red meat 3 times a week or more	47	42	1605.0	0.618	47	39	1554.0	0.408
I eat fish and seafood 3 times a month or less	69	74	1588.5	0.505	63	62	1672.5	0.945
I eat whole grain products/meals (cereals or porridge) 3 times a month or less	39	23	1405.5	0.054	35	24	1497.0	0.194
I eat fried food once a week or more often	59	42	1407.0	0.080	51	30	1335.0	0.024
I consume soft drinks and beverages with added sugar 1–3 times a week or more often	45	41	1612.5	0.651	25	26	1678.5	0.974
I eat margarine, butter, cream or lard every day	43	55	1491.0	0.223	41	55	1458.0	0.153

Boys 51 (43.6%)	Baseline	After 2 weeks			After 1 month

	Mean±SD	Mean±SD	t	p	Mean±SD	t	p
Body mass (kg)	79.0±21.52	75.9±21.06	−22,470	<0.001	75.2±20.72	−15,092	<0.001
Body height (cm)	158.8±11.48	158.8±11.48			159.7±11.52	6,885	<0.001
WC (cm)	99.8±11.82	95.6±12.09	−8,713	<0.001	89.7±15.45	−6,100	<0.001
Fat mass (kg)	30.5±10.86	28.0±10.19	−22,470	<0.001	26.7±9.59	−9,819	<0.001
Fat percentage (%)	38.3±6.75	36.5±5.90	−4,618	<0.001	35.1±6.07	−7,659	<0.001
Fat free mass (kg)	48.5±13.43	47.9±12.74	−3,573	<0.001	48.5±13.36	−1,053	0.292
BMI (kg/m²)	31.0±4.92	29.6±4.89	−10,337	<0.001	29.0±4.76	−11,115	<0.001
WHtR	0.63±0.06	0.60±0.06	−8,745	<0.001	0.56±0.09	−6,093	<0.001
Healthy eating score	6.3±1.93	8.8±1.27	15,286	<0.001	6.9±1.69	3,521	<0.001