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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 overweight children (n = 351, obs = 2940). Equation: BMI z score = -0.10 + 1.09*Turkish + 1.08*Moroccan + 0.84*Cape Verdean + 1.08*Surinamese-Creole +0.30*Surinamese-Hindustani +0.03*√age*Dutch -0.14*√age*Turkish -0.12 *√age*Moroccan +0.10*√age*Cape Verdean -0.16*√age*Surinamese-Creole -0.38*√age*Surinamese-Hindustani +0.18*age*Dutch -0.32*age*Turkish +0.34*age*Moroccan +0.18*age*Cape Verdean +0.52*age*Surinamese-Creole +0.56*age*Surinamese-Hindustani.