Table 4.
Probabilities of overweight/obesity at 15–17 years (adult BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2), based at BMI at 2–4 and 5–7 years
| Boys | Girls | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (Years) | Corresponding adult BMI | Child BMI | P | 95 % CI | Child BMI | P | 95 % CI |
| 2.5 | 18.5 | 15.02 | 0.11 | (0.08–0.15) | 14.77 | 0.10 | (0.07–0.14) |
| 23.0 | 17.28 | 0.27 | (0.23–0.32) | 17.01 | 0.24 | (0.21–0.29) | |
| 25.0 | 18.09 | 0.35 | (0.28–0.42) | 17.84 | 0.32 | (0.27–0.39) | |
| 27.0 | 18.80 | 0.43 | (0.33–0.53) | 18.59 | 0.41 | (0.32–0.50) | |
| 30.0 | 19.73 | 0.54 | (0.40–0.67) | 19.57 | 0.52 | (0.39–0.65) | |
| 35.0 | 20.95 | 0.68 | (0.50–0.81) | 20.90 | 0.67 | (0.50–0.81) | |
| 6.0 | 18.5 | 14.06 | 0.04 | (0.03–0.07) | 13.85 | 0.04 | (0.02–0.06) |
| 23.0 | 16.52 | 0.23 | (0.19–0.28) | 16.32 | 0.21 | (0.17–0.25) | |
| 25.0 | 17.52 | 0.39 | (0.32-0.47) | 17.33 | 0.36 | (0.29–0.43) | |
| 27.0 | 18.45 | 0.57 | (0.46–0.67) | 18.28 | 0.54 | (0.43–0.64) | |
| 30.0 | 19.76 | 0.78 | (0.66–0.87) | 19.61 | 0.76 | (0.63–0.86) | |
| 35.0 | 21.69 | 0.95 | (0.86–0.98) | 21.61 | 0.94 | (0.85–0.97) | |
A sub study of The Tromsø Study: Fit Futures N = 532: 279 boys, 253 girls
Predicted values are calculated with mean gender and mean age at measurement in the models
BMI body mass index, CI confidence interval, P probability
Child BMI: BMI according to the International Obesity Taskforce’s age- and sex-specific cut-off values in children 2–18 years [28]