Table 3 Mean values of change in body mass index (BMI) from childhood to adulthood and prevalence of obesity in adulthood by quintiles of BMI in childhood
Quintiles of BMI in childhood | Men | Women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Change in BMI | Obesity prevalence in adulthood | Change in BMI | Obesity prevalence in adulthood | |||
Mean | SD | % | Mean | SD | % | |
1st | 9,4 | 3,7 | 8.7 | 7,7 | 4,1 | 9.1 |
2nd | 9,1 | 3,7 | 13.0 | 7,5 | 3,1 | 3.6 |
3rd | 9,7 | 5,1 | 23.4 | 6,8 | 3,5 | 10.7 |
4th | 9,6 | 3,9 | 31.1 | 8,2 | 5,3 | 27.3 |
5th | 7,5 | 6,0 | 50.0 | 7,8 | 5,4 | 56.4 |
P value | 0.534* | <0.001** | 0.128* | <0.001** | ||