Age/ age interval | Thin/normal weight at 2–4 years of age (n = 471) | Overweight/obese at 2–4 years of age (n = 61) | Thin/normal weight at 5–7 years of age (n = 459) | Overweight/obese at 5–7 years of age (n = 73) | ||||||
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Mean | (SD) | Mean | (SD) | p-value‡ | Mean | (SD) | Mean | (SD) | p-value‡ | |
BMI kg/m2 | ||||||||||
2–4 years | 15.94 | (1.06) | 18.71 | (0.89) | <0.001 | − | − | − | − | |
5–7 years | 15.54 | (1.50) | 18.32 | (2.92) | <0.001 | 15.27 | (1.01) | 19.53 | (2.29) | <0.001 |
15–17 years | 21.80 | (3.82) | 25.09 | (5.74) | <0.001 | 21.31 | (3.08) | 27.63 | (5.95) | <0.001 |
Change in BMI kg/m2 | ||||||||||
to 5–7 years | −0.40 | (1.29) | −0.39 | (2.74) | 0.051† | − | − | − | − | |
to 15–17 years | 5.85 | (3.66) | 6.38 | (5.73) | 0.66 | 6.03 | (2.76) | 8.10 | (4.84) | 0.001 |
BMI SDS | ||||||||||
2–4 years | −0.17 | (0.84) | 1.73 | (0.47) | <0.001 | − | − | − | − | |
5–7 years | 0.07 | (0.88) | 1.45 | (1.10) | <0.001 | −0.06 | (0.70) | 2.03 | (0.72) | <0.001 |
15–17 years | 0.35 | (1.04) | 1.13 | (1.12) | <0.001 | 0.25 | (0.95) | 1.69 | (1.01) | <0.001 |
Change in BMI SDS | ||||||||||
to 5–7 years | 0.24 | (0.78) | −0.29 | (1.02) | <0.001 | − | − | − | − | |
to 15–17 years | 0.53 | (1.11) | −0.60 | (1.14) | <0.001 | 0.30 | (0.85) | −0.34 | (0.84) | <0.001 |