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Table 1 BMI values in kg/m2 at the 25th, 50th, 75th and 95th percentile for children exposed/not exposed to respective risk factor

From: Risk factors for childhood obesity: shift of the entire BMI distribution vs. shift of the upper tail only in a cross sectional study

Risk factor

Exposed

Not Exposed

 

25th

50th

75th

95th

25th

50th

75th

95th

Maternal overweight

14.6

15.6

17.0

22.7

14.1

14.9

16.0

18.6

High weight gain in first 2 years of life

15.1

16.1

17.3

20.7

14.0

14.8

15.7

17.8

Formula feeding

14.3

15.1

16.4

19.7

14.1

15.0

16.1

18.3

High TV consumption

14.3

15.3

16.6

19.7

14.1

15.0

15.9

18.1

Low meal frequency

14.2

15.1

16.3

19.2

14.1

15.0

16.0

18.1

Maternal smoking in pregnancy

14.4

15.3

16.6

19.5

14.1

15.0

16.0

18.5

Low parental education

14.2

15.2

16.4

19.5

14.1

15.0

16.1

18.3