Table 3 Daily increase in body weight, energy storage, positive energy balance and energy gap of 2190 children divided in four groups based on BMI status.
From: Quantification of the energy gap in young overweight children. The PIAMA birth cohort study
| Â | BMI status at 2 and 5-7 years of age* | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Normal/Normal (n = 1868) | Normal/Overweight (n = 160) | Overweight/Overweight (n = 59) | Overweight/Normal (n = 103) | ||||
| Â | Median | P90 | Median | P90 | Median | P90 | Median | P90 |
Body weight gain (g/day) | 6.2 | 8.1 | 9.4 | 12.4 | 9.0 | 12.5 | 6.1 | 7.4 |
Excess weight gain (g/day) | Â | Â | 3.2 | Â | 2.9 | Â | Â | Â |
Fat mass (%gained) | 6.3 | 18.5 | 34.1 | 41.4 | 27.5 | 34.9 | 0 | 2.3 |
Fat free mass (%gained) | 93.7 | 99.7 | 65.9 | 74.3 | 72.5 | 77.5 | 100 | 100 |
Energy storage (kJ/day) | 32.7 | 52.5 | 137.3 | 196.7 | 112.8 | 187.4 | 19.5 | 27.2 |
Positive energy balance** (kJ/day)3 | 65.5 | 104.9 | 274.7 | 393.4 | 225.6 | 374.6 | 39.0 | 54.4 |
Energy gap (kJ/day) | Â | Â | 209.2 | 288.5 | 186.6 | 320.2 | Â | Â |