Figure 1From: Important periods of weight development in childhood: a population-based longitudinal study Trajectories of mean BMI SDS values at target ages according to IOTF BMI status at age 8 years (the “broken stick” model). The different lines represent the mean BMI SDS in children with no overweight in the total population; those being overweight (but not obese); those being overweight (OW); being overweight and obese (OW + OB) and being obese (OB) at 8 years of age (N = 3172).Back to article page