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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: South Med J. 2016 Feb;109(2):130–136. doi: 10.14423/SMJ.0000000000000411

Table.

Prevalence ratios (95% CIs) for boys versus girls for study outcomes by study year, Weslaco, Texas high schools, 2007–2010

Follow-up year Overall obesity Abdominal obesity Positive screen for AN HBP
Baseline 1.4 (1.1–1.6) 1.3 (1.1–1.6) 1.0 (0.8–1.4) 2.9 (2.1–4.2)
Year 1 1.4 (1.2–1.7) 1.2 (1.0–1.5) 1.1 (0.8–1.5) 4.6 (3.0–7.0)
Year 2 1.3 (1.1–1.7) 1.2 (0.9–1.6) 0.7 (0.5–1.1) 4.3 (2.7–6.8)
Year 3 1.5 (1.0–2.3) 1.8 (1.1–3.0) 1.0 (0.6–1.6) 4.2 (2.1–8.4)

AN, acanthosis nigricans; CIs, confidence intervals; HBP, high blood pressure.