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Table 3 Predicted prevalence (%) of obese status at follow-up after 4 years by baseline non-obese and obese status

From: Does obesity persist from childhood to adolescence? A 4-year prospective cohort study of chinese students in Hong Kong

 

Non-obese at baseline

Obese at baseline

 

Obesity Prevalence after 4 years

95 %

Lower CI

95 %

Upper CI

Obesity Prevalence after 4 years

95 %

Lower CI

95 %

Upper CI

Female

 6 years old at baseline

3.0

2.6

3.3

18.0

15.3

21.2

 7 years old at baseline

1.6

1.4

1.9

23.4

19.2

28.4

 8 years old at baseline

0.9

0.7

1.2

30.4

22.1

41.9

Male

 6 years old at baseline

7.1

6.6

7.7

43.2

38.1

49.0

 7 years old at baseline

3.9

3.4

4.5

56.1

47.4

66.5

 8 years old at baseline

2.1

1.7

2.7

72.9

53.5

99.2

  1. Predicted using the Poisson model shown in Table 2