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. 2016 Oct;138(4):e20160541. doi: 10.1542/peds.2016-0541

TABLE 3.

Correlation Coefficients for the Associations Between BMI z Scores and FMI z Scores

Correlation Coefficient With FMI z Scores
CDC BMI z score for the entire BMDCS group 0.85
CDC BMI z score for BMDCS girls 0.89
CDC BMI z score for BMDCS boys 0.82
CDC BMI z score for the entire DS group 0.92
CDC BMI z score for DS girls 0.96
CDC BMI z score for DS boys 0.90
DS-specific BMI z score for the entire DS group 0.93
DS-specific BMI z score for DS girls 0.95
DS-specific BMI z score for DS boys 0.89

All P < .0001.