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Table 2 Weight categories of child and parent participants

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

 

Year 1 Child

N (% in weight category according to child gender)

Year 4 Child

N (% in weight category according to child gender)

Year 1 Parent 1

N (% in weight category according to parent gender)

Year 4 Parent 1

N (% in weight category according to parent gender)

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Normal or underweight

504 (81%)

522 (80%)

478 (72%)

435 (79%)

445 (59%)

110 (44%)

370 (54%)

110 (42%)

Overweight

72 (12%)

77 (12%)

88 (13%)

52 (9%)

203 (27%)

99 (40%)

203 (30%)

119 (45%)

Obese

46 (7%)

50 (8%)

98 (15%)

66 (12%)

106 (14%)

39 (16%)

113 (16%)

35 (13%)