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Table 1 Participant Characteristics (n = 1837)

From: A longitudinal study investigating change in BMI z-score in primary school-aged children and the association of child BMI z-score with parent BMI

 

Variable

Observations

Mean (95% Confidence interval)

Standard Deviation

Year 1

Child BMI z-score

1271

0.27 (0.22, 0.32)

0.95

IMD Score

1172

14.98 (14.24, 15.72)

12.86

BMI of parent 1

1002

25.38 (25.10, 25.66)

4.56

Age of parent 1

1000

37.73 (37.38, 38.08)

5.70

Year 4

Child BMI z-score

1217

0.35 (0.28, 0.41)

1.07

IMD score

1204

15.94 (15.14, 16.74)

14.07

BMI of parent 1

950

25.92 (25.62, 26.23)

4.85

Age of parent 1

962

41.36 (40.97, 41.76)

6.24

Year 1 to Year 4

Change in Parent 1 BMI between Year 1 and Year 4

353

0.24 (−0.03, 0.51)

2.62