Table 5.

The percent of children classified by BMI centile at 10 years who also had the listed health or quality of life characteristics. These are column percents.

		Child’s BMI centile at 10 years			Row N
		< 85	85, < 95	≥ 95
Had an individual education plan	Yes	56	46	45	404
Repeated a grade	Yes	19	15	17	162
Placed in a special remedial class	Yes	22	18	16	183
Any seizure (algorithm)	Yes	11	15	12	103
Epilepsy (algorithm)	Yes	8	7	7	64
Physician diagnosis of:	ADHD	26	16	20	207
	Asthma	34	44	55	329
Currently receiving medication for:	ADHD	18	13	11	146
	Seizures	5	4	6	44
	Asthma	19	18	33	177
School days missed for respiratory illness	≥ 2	32	29	29	270
School days missed for surgery	≥ 1	7	7	9	63
School days missed for other illness	≥ 2	33	28	30	282
General health	< good	3	5	10	36
Dean handedness Inventory	< −10 (L)	16	23	13	143
	−10 to 10	5	6	12	47
	> 10 (R)	79	72	74	657
Manual ability classification system	≥ 3	9	11	11	83
Gross motor function*	≥ 3	5	2	7	40
Communication function classification system system	3	12	5	15	99
	4-5	9	8	12	83
Peds QoL inventory
Physical functioning	< 70	16	17	26	150
	≥ 70, < 85	15	8	16	125
Emotional functioning	< 70	26	23	30	224
	≥ 70, < 85	25	29	18	214
Social functioning	< 70	25	21	30	216
	≥ 70, < 85	19	15	15	153
School functioning	< 70	41	35	40	341
	≥ 70, < 85	24	23	22	202
Psychosocial Functioning	< 70	30	26	32	258
	≥ 70, < 85	30	27	27	252
Maximum column N		664	106	101	871

^*Gross motor function classification system