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Table 3 Observed and ABM-Predicted BMI (kg/m 2 ) and fruits and vegetables (FV) intake distributions at 8 th grade

From: Examining social norm impacts on obesity and eating behaviors among US school children based on agent-based model

   

Percentiles

 
 

Mean

SD

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

Correlation coefficient1

BMI (kg/m 2 ) distribution at 8th grade

            

Boys and girls

            

Observed

22.4

4.8

17.8

18.7

19.6

20.4

21.3

22.1

23.4

25.2

28.9

 

ABM-predicted

22.2

4.4

17.9

18.7

19.4

20.2

21.1

22.2

23.6

25.3

27.8

 
            

0.9

Boys

            

Observed

22.3

4.5

17.6

18.6

19.4

20.3

21.4

22.3

23.6

25.9

28.9

 

ABM-predicted

22.2

4.1

17.7

18.5

19.3

20.1

21.4

22.7

24.1

25.8

28.2

 
            

0.9

Girls

            

Observed

22.4

5.0

17.9

18.9

19.8

20.4

21.1

22.0

23.1

24.8

28.9

 

ABM-predicted

22.2

4.7

18.0

18.9

19.5

20.4

20.9

21.9

23.3

24.6

27.2

 
            

0.9

FV consumption (times/week) distribution at 8th grade

            

Observed

19.2

14.0

6

8

10

12.5

14.5

18

23

28.5

39

 

ABM-predicted

19.7

14.8

8.0

10.0

11.3

12.8

14.4

17.5

21.0

26.9

37.7

 
            

0.3

  1. 1Correlation coefficient between observed and ABM -predicted values for BMI or FV.