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Table 1 Mean age, height weight and BMI of family members in Lifeways

From: Body mass index and height over three generations: evidence from the Lifeways cross-generational cohort study

   

Age (years)

Height (cm)

Weight (kg)

Body mass index (kg/m2)

Cohort member

n

Group

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Boys

260

1

5.37

0.32

112.05

4.85

20.92

2.82

16.63

1.7

Girls

269

1

5.36

0.29

112.04

4.98

20.91

3.12

16.61

1.83

Mother

454

2

30.85

5.70

163.79

6.35

63.46

10.81

23.68

3.81

Father

191

3

34.42

5.65

178.51

7.05

84.04

13.12

26.34

3.78

MGM

147

4

60.50

8.54

161.13

6.90

68.48

13.16

26.36

4.27

MGF

98

5

63.33

9.09

172.96

7.04

80.54

12.66

26.99

4.00

PGM

84

6

62.10

8.74

160.75

6.54

68.32

11.76

26.64

4.37

PGF

53

7

62.85

10.10

172.10

8.68

82.20

15.04

28.12

5.06

  1. MGM: Maternal grandmother, MGF: Maternal grandfather, PGM: Paternal grandmother, PGF: Paternal grandfather