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. 2018 Feb 27;18:89. doi: 10.1186/s12887-018-1065-3

Table 3.

Proportions of children in the study groups at 6 years of age with overweight or obesity (proportion and 95% confidence interval) assessed as ISO-BMI or weight-for-height percentage, where adiposity rebound is presented in two classes

Intervention Control p-value Missing
N 71 76
Overweight at six years of age
 ISO-BMI ≥ 25 18.3% (11.0% to 28.8%) 19.7% (12.3% to 30.0%) 0.83a
 Weight for height ≥ + 10% 20.0% (12.3% to 30.8%) 22.4% (14.5% to 32.9%) 0.73a
Obesity at six years of age
 ISO-BMI ≥ 30 9.9% (4.9% to 19.0%) 11.8% (6.4% to 21.0%) 0.70a
 Weight for height > + 20% 12.9% (6.9% to 22.7%) 13.2% (7.3% to 22.6%) 0.96a
Adiposity rebound 0.69a 2, 1
 Early (<  5 years) 29 (42.0%) 34 (45.3%)
 Normal (≥ 5 years) 40 (58.0%) 41 (54.7%)

aChi-squared test

ISO-BMI, BMI level equivalent for overweight and obesity in adulthood