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Comparison of BMI change categories by Race
| non-Hispanic white |
non-Hispanic blacks |
Hispanic | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BMI Change | ||||
| Normal throughout | 691 (53.2%) | 202 (35.7%) | 229 (37.9%) | 63 (60.0%) |
| Normal to Overweight | 355 (27.3%) | 161 (28.5%) | 204 (33.8%) | 28 (26.7%) |
| Normal/Overweight to Obese | 157 (12.1%) | 133 (23.5%) | 94 (15.6%) | 6 (5.7%) |
| Overweight/Obese throughout | 96 (7.4%) | 70 (12.4%) | 77 (12.8%) | 8 (7.6%) |
χ2= 104.7, pvalue=<.0001
