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Table 4 Overweight prevalence at age 5–6 years in the BMI trajectories (n = 2753)a

From: Feeding patterns and BMI trajectories during infancy: a multi-ethnic, prospective birth cohort

 

% of overweight in each BMI trajectory

“low”

“mid-low”

“mid-high”

“high”

Total (n = 2753)

10.1

12.2

22.6

34.1

Dutch (n = 2253)

8.6

9.7

18.4

27.4

Turkish/Moroccan (n = 500)

23.6

26.4

38.5

45.0

  1. aOverweight (including obesity): > + 1 SD above the median of the age and sex-specific WHO 2007 growth standards