Table 3.

Growth & Obesity at Age 17

	FT M(SD)	HPT M(SD)	MPT M(SD)	NPT M(SD)	SGA M(SD)	Analyses
Height percentile	47.46(30.6)^a	40.89(30.9)^a	35.88 (28.9)^a	36.45(33.1)^a	21.44(22.7) ^b	F (4, 176) = 3.64, p =.007
Weight percentile	60.35(32.4)^a	54.95(31.4)^a	50.88(32.1)^a,b	49.21(33.4)^a,b	37.23(31.2) ^b	F (4,177) = 2.44, p = .04
BMI	25.04(7.2)	25.62(8.6)	23.86(6.2)	26.09(19.2)	23.22(5.7)	F (4,176) = .45, p = .77

	n/total (%)	n/total (%)	n/total (%)	n/total (%)	n/total (%)

Boys Obese^* (BMI>26)	7/23 (30)	1/10 (10)	4/22 (18)	2/17 (12)	2/8 (25)	χ²(1, 4) = 3.90, p = .41
Girls Obese^* (BMI>26.8)	7/22 (32)	5/15 (33)	4/25 (16)	2/11 (18)	2/22 (9)	χ²(1, 4) = 4.90, p = .29
Total Obese	14/45 (31)	6/25 (24)	8/47 (17)	4/28 (14)	4/30 (13)	χ²(1, 4) = 2.88, p = .57

Note. FT = Full term, HPT = Healthy preterm; MPT = Medical preterm; NPT = Neurological preterm; SGA = Small-for-Gestational Age preterm; BMI = body mass index.

Letters in the table indicate a > b.

CDC definition: BMI > 26 for boys at age 17 and BMI > 26.8 for girls at age 17.