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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2014 Nov 17;25(3):319–326. doi: 10.1016/j.numecd.2014.11.001

Table 2.

Measures of adiposity over follow-up in 1073 participants in the Bogalusa Heart Study.

Variables Mean of
earliest
measures (SD)		 Mean of
latest
measures (SD)		 Mean absolute
changes in adiposity
measures (SD)		 Median
follow-up
in years (IQR)
Δ Body mass index, kg/m2 24.5 (5.6) 29.3 (7.0) 4.9 (4.9) 20 (6)
Δ Waist circumference, cm 82.1 (14.1) 92.8 (16.0) 10.9 (11.5) 17 (10)
Δ Waist/hip ratio 0.83 (0.18) 0.85 (0.08) 0.02 (0.17) 10 (0)
Δ Waist/height ratio 0.49 (0.08) 0.55 (0.09) 0.06 (0.07) 17 (10)
Δ Abdominal height, cm 21.5 (4.0) 22.5 (4.5) 0.9 (2.9) 10 (7)
Δ Body fat, % 18.9 (11.4) 31.6 (12.8) 12.7 (12.3) 20 (6)
Δ Visceral Adiposity Index 1.70 (1.66) 1.98 (1.75) 0.30 (1.49) 17 (10)