1 Faculty of Land and Food Systems, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
2 Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
3 Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
4 Generation Health Clinic, British Columbia Children's Hospital, Vancouver BC, Canada .
5 BC Children's Hospital Research Institute, Healthy Starts, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Objectives: To compare differences in patient outcomes in individuals living with overweight and obesity who attended a 10-week multidisciplinary program delivered virtually vs. participants who completed the program in-person.

Methods: Data from 27 youth (8-18 years old) who attended virtual programming were matched by sex and body mass index (BMI) z-scores to youth who completed in-person programming. Changes in anthropometric, biomarkers (glucose, lipids and liver enzymes) and mental health (Beck Youth Inventories, Second Edition; "BYI-2") were compared across groups.

Results: BMI z-scores did not differ between groups (p = 0.88). Cardiometabolic measurements showed no significant differences at 10-weeks for any parameter, and there were no significant differences in BYI-2T-scores across groups (p > 0.05).

Conclusion: The mode of delivery of a pediatric multidisciplinary family-based program was not associated with significant differences in participant outcomes, suggesting that both modes of delivery are effective.