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Response to commentary by Skinner et al. on Regression to the Mean (RTM) in Burke et al.

Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act · 2015 · PMC4428502 · PMID 25947102

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Nonetheless, it would be incorrect to state that we found “no significant reduction in BMI [Body Mass Index] z-scores in the total sample”; in fact, analysis of the total sample indicated a highly significant (p < 0.0001), though modest decrease of 0.06 in BMI-for-Age Z score over the course of the school year.

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