marginally significantp < 0.06
The BMI increased significantly over time in the control group ( p < 0.05); the BMI increase in the intervention group was marginally significant ( p < 0.06).
The BMI increased significantly over time in the control group ( p < 0.05); the BMI increase in the intervention group was marginally significant ( p < 0.06).
And two of these three studies, which also examined boys, did not provide evidence that physical activity significantly affects the BF%; this also contradicts our own findings, which convincingly showed a positive trend in body composition, namely, a significant reduction in the BF% and FMI of boys during and after the intervention program (Crozier et al., 2022 ; Larsen et al., 2017 ).