Table 5. BMIs at which 50% of mothers (a) classify their children as currently overweight and (b) express concern that their children will become overweight in the futurea.

	BMI	Associated UK 1990 centile2
		Boys	Girls
(a) Classify their children as currently overweight
7 yearsb	23.1	99	99
12 years	24.4	99	97
15 years	29.1	99	99
(b) Express concern that their children will become overweight in the future
7 yearsb	17.1	81	75
12 years	20.3	88	79
15 years	24.1	94	91

Abbreviation: BMI, body mass index.

^aThe proportions are derived from the logistic regression equations reported in Table 4.

^bPreviously published data.⁸