Table 3 Prediction models and proportion of variance explained for each of the nine response variables by the respective parents within the chosen RGBNs

Variables

Boys over 14 years

Boys under 14 years

Boys over 14 years

Boys under 14 years

TL

0.66 W + 0.19H + 0.18HC

0.30 W + 0.55H + 0.13 HC

0.88

0.90

TF

1.29BMI + 0.47H − 0.74TL

0.82BMI + 0.45H − 0.37TL

0.76

0.75

TB

0.88TL

0.89TL

0.77

0.82

LL

0.48TL + 0.27 W + 0.21H

0.50TL + 0.26H + 0.33 W − 0.12HC

0.84

0.93

LF

0.91TF − 0.11Age

0.79TF + 0.35 W

0.82

0.81

LB

0.51 TB + 0.41LL

0.63LL + 0.34 TB

0.89

0.95

AF

0.45TL + 0.42LL + 0.11Age

0.81LL

0.84

0.84

AL

0.42TF + 0.28AL + 0.49LF − 0.19H

0.45TF + 0.44LF + 0.49AL − 0.45H

0.87

0.86

AB

0.76AL + 0.19 TB

0.76AL + 0.34LB − 0.19 TB

0.95

0.93

Girls over 13 years

Girls under 13 years

Girls over 13 years

Girls under 13 years

TL

0.81 W + 0.13H

0.70 W + 0.31H

0.80

0.91

TF

0.34BMI + 0.99 W − 0.33TL

0.68BMI + 0.21WC + 0.19TL

0.80

0.74

TB

0.66TL + 0.29Age

0.89TL

0.64

0.80

LL

0.66TL + 0.31 W

0.78TL + 0.20 W

0.82

0.90

LF

0.80TF − 0.15H

0.60TF − 0.30LL + 0.68 W

0.81

0.88

LB

0.51 TB + 0.22LL + 0.14 W + 0.19H

0.63LL + 0.41 TB + 0.21H

0.69

0.88

AF

0.43LL + 0.23 W

0.87LL

0.62

0.68

AL

0.42TF + 0.28AL + 0.49LF − 0.19H

0.61LF + 0.63AL − 0.24H

0.91

0.84

AB

0.59AL + 0.30 TB + 0.28LB − 0.15 W

0.74AL + 0.26LB

0.81

0.81