Table 4.
Results for mean BMI and BMI z-scores from prospective studies
| Reference | Age, years |
Follow-up length, years |
Group | Mean BMI of lowest group (standarderror) |
Mean BMI of highest group (standard error) |
Signifi- cance |
Mean BMI z scores of lowest group (standard error) |
Mean BMI z scores of highest group (standard error) |
Signifi- cance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barton | 9–10 | 10 | girls | not given | not given | β= −0.015/day out of 3 | p<0.01 | ||
| [28] | |||||||||
| Albertson | 8–10 | 7.5 | boys | 20.39 (0.17) | 20.06 (0.18) | p <0.01 | 0.384 (0.050) | 0.329 (0.052) | ns |
| [24] | 8–10 | 7.5 | girls | 19.55 (0.17) | 19.61 (0.18) | ns | 0.237 (0.052) | 0.256 (0.056) | ns |
ns = Non-significant.