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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr. 2018 Aug 31;202:98–105.e6. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2018.07.023

Figure 3. Predicted Body Mass Index (BMI) Percentile Before and After Predefined Age Periods in Female and Male Children.

Figure 3

Panel A: All females. Panel B: Limited to females with BMI measurements across ≥2 age-periods. Regression of BMI percentiles toward the 50th percentile after age 12 was no longer seen and racial differences were more apparent. Panel C: all males. Panel D: Limited to males with BMI measurements across ≥2 age-periods. Predicted BMI percentiles regressed less toward the 50th percentile after age 12 and racial differences in BMI percentile were more apparent.