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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Obesity (Silver Spring). 2015 Sep;23(9):1872–1880. doi: 10.1002/oby.21162

Table 3.

Adult Characteristics by BMI z-score Trajectory Group

BMI z-score
Group
Age
(years)
Body
Fat (%)a
Fat mass
(kg)a
Fat Free
Mass (kg)a
Difference
in 24h EE
from
expected
(kcal/day)b
M (mg
glucose /
kg EMBS
/ min)c
Age
(years)
Blood Pressure
(mmHg)a
Fasting
Glucose
(mmol/l)a
2h
Glucose
(mmol/l)a
Type 2
Diabetes
Risk (HRR)d
n=313 n=313 n=313 n=313 n=93 n=111 n=820 n=820 n=820 n=820 n=873 (68
events)
Below Average 24.4±3.9 22.8±10. 6$ (19.2, 26.5) 18.4±9.4$ (13.4, 23.5) 48.0±7.7$ (43.9, 52.1) −70±161 (−206, 66) 4.3±1.6 (3.2, 5.7) 25.0±5.9 112±9$/65±10$ (106/61 , 117/69) 5.2±2.1$# (4.4, 6.0) 6.0±5.0$# (4.5, 7.6) comparator
Average 25.4±4.7 27.0±9.1 $ (24.3, 29.7) 22.2±10.2$ (19.9, 24.9) 51.1±9.0$ (49.1, 53.2) −47±161 (−115, 21) 3.3±1.5 (2.7, 3.9) 24.3±4.7 117±13$#/69±9 $# (113/66 , 121/72) 4.9±0.5$ (4.3, 5.5) 5.6±1.6$ (4.4, 6.7) comparator
Stable Above Average 25.7±4.6 31.0±7.5 (28.7, 33.3) 29.4±8.8 (27.2, 31.1) 57.3±10.1 (55.8, 58.9) 11±155 (−41, 64) 3.2±0.9 (2.8, 3.6) 23.6±4.0 118±10$#/69±9 $# (114/67 , 121/72) 5.2±1.4$ (4.6, 5.7) 6.3±3.2 (5.2, 7.4) 1.2 (0.5, 3.2)
Lean Increasing to Overweight 25.4±5.0 34.3±6.9 # (31.8, 36.8) 37.7±10.2 (34.9, 38.9) 62.1±8.8 (60.5, 63.8) 59±127 (−14, 133) 2.8±0.6 (2.3, 3.3) 23.7±4.1 120±13#%/70±1 1#% (116/67 , 123/73) 5.7±2.5# (5.2, 6.3) 7.1±4.4# (6.0, 8.2) 2.5 (1.1, 6.0)
High Increasing 23.7±3.6 36.5±6.1 # (33.7, 39.3) 44.8±11.6# (42.4, 47.9) 69.8±10.5 (67.5, 72.0) 48±160 (48, 144) 2.9±0.9 (2.4, 3.6) 22.9±3.3 122±12%/72±1 0# (118/69 , 126/75) 5.8±2.1# (5.2, 6.4) 7.3±4.1# (6.1, 8.4) 4.4 (1.9, 10.6)
Chronic Overweight 24.0±4.0 37.3±7.7 # (34.0, 40.7) 49.2±15.4# (46.6, 54.9) 76.6±17.0 (73.2, 80.0) −122±161 (−237, 8) 3.2±0.5 (2.6, 4.1) 23.4±4.0 123±12%/74±1 0% (119/70 , 128/78) 6.2±2.9# (5.4, 6.9) 8.0±5.3# (6.6, 9.5) 7.1 (2.7, 18.8)
All 25.1±4.6 34.5±8.7 33.3±13.7 60.2±12.4 3±8 2.9±1.1 23.7±4.2 116±12/68±10 5.5±1.9 6.9±3.8

Data presented as mean±SD (95% confidence interval); EE = energy expenditure, M = Insulin Action. Symbols indicate values that are similar to one another (p>0.05 for difference).

a

Adjusted for age, sex, birth year and degree of Pima heritage;

b

after accounting for age, sex, fat mass, fat free mass, degree of Pima heritage (p=0.06 for 1-way ANOVA);

c

adjusted for age, sex, birth year, degree of Pima heritage, percent body fat;

d

adjusted for sex, birth year, degree of Pima heritage