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. 2014 Jul 15;14:722. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-722

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BMI development (in z-score) per ethnic group until age 4 in normal-weight children (n = 2643, obs = 22806). Equation: BMI z score = -0.59 + 0.53*Turkish + 0.65*Moroccan + 0.80*Cape Verdean + 0.89*Surinamese-Creole +0.54*Surinamese-Hindustani +0.11*√age*Dutch +0.18*√age*Turkish +0.13 *√age*Moroccan +0.04*√age*Cape Verdean + 0.15*√age*Surinamese-Creole +0.21*√age*Surinamese-Hindustani -0.02*age*Dutch -0.05*age*Turkish -0.05*age*Moroccan -0.13*age*Cape Verdean -0.05*age*Surinamese-Creole -0.10*age*Surinamese-Hindustani.