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From: The role of early life factors in the development of ethnic differences in growth and overweight in preschool children: a prospective birth cohort

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BMI development (in z-score) until age 4 for each ethnic group (n = 4581, obs = 36904). Equation: BMI z score = -0.13 + 0.18*Turkish + 0.42*Moroccan + 0.67*Cape Verdean + 0.28*Surinamese-Creole -0.18*Surinamese-Hindustani +0.24*√age*Dutch +0.41*√age*Turkish +0.21 *√age*Moroccan -0.19*√age*Cape Verdean + 0.12*√age*Surinamese-Creole -0.08*√age*Surinamese-Hindustani -0.17*ln(age)*Dutch -0.28*ln(age)*Turkish -0.16*ln(age)*Moroccan -0.003*ln(age)*Cape Verdean -0.14*ln(age)*Surinamese-Creole -0.16*ln(age)*Surinamese-Hindustani.

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