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Table 5 Unadjusted frequencies of subjects maintaining or developing risk within the measurement period. The probabilities are weighted for dropout.

From: Tracking and prevalence of cardiovascular disease risk factors across socio-economic classes: A longitudinal substudy of the European Youth Heart Study

 

Low SES

High SES

Total sample

 

Maintain (n)

Develop (n)

Maintain (n)

Develop (n)

Maintain (n)

Develop (n)

Low PF

55.48 % (38)

21.36 % (95)

47.76 % (43)

12.28 % (152)

51.82% (81)

15.89 % (247)

Overweight

69.59 % (22)

12.52 % (139)

51.72 % (24)

5.41 % (195)

60.31 % (46)

8.60 % (334)

  1. Low physical fitness was defined according to the lowest sex and age group specific quartile of physical fitness. Overweight was defined according to BMI cut-points proposed by the International Obesity Task Force.
  2. n denotes the number of subjects on which the percentages are based
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