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. 2018 Feb 13;2:5. doi: 10.1186/s41512-018-0024-7

Table 2.

The predictive quality of prediction models developed using different methods to include longitudinal predictor BMI-SDS

Method Model includes Outcome at 10y
Overweight BMI-SDS
Nk R2 AUC R 2 AUC
1. All original measurements BMI-SDS at age 0 days, 3 months, 6 months, 14 months, 2 years, 3 years, 5.5 years 0.244a 0.807a 0.339b 0.801b
2. Single ‘best’ measurement BMI-SDS at age 5.5 years 0.230 0.799 0.329 0.799
3. Summary measurement Mean (BMI-SDS at age 0 days, 3 months, 6 months, 14 months, 2 years, 3 years, 5.5 years) 0.168 0.767 0.238 0.767
3. Summary measurement Maximum (BMI-SDS at age 0 days, 3 months, 6 months, 14 months, 2 years, 3 years, 5.5 years) 0.130 0.737 0.177 0.737
4. Change between measurements BMI-SDS at age 0 days and BMI-SDS changes between ages 3m-0d, 6m-3m, 14m-6m, 2y-14m, 3y-2y, 5.5y-3y 0.244c 0.807c 0.339d 0.801d
5. Conditional measurements BMI-SDS at age 0 days and conditional BMI-SDS at age 3 months, 6 months, 14 months, 2 years, 3 years, 5.5 years 0.244e 0.807e 0.348 0.806
6. Growth curve parameters Mean and regression coefficients of the cubic growth curve (mean,bage,bage2,bage3) 0.241 0.803 0.337 0.803

Values are the explained variance of each prediction model developed in the broken stick dataset expressed in adjusted Nagelkerke R2 (Nk R2) or adjusted R2 (R2) and the area under the curve (AUC). The models predicting the dichotomous outcome overweight no/yes were analyzed using logistic regression. The prediction models predicting the continuous outcome BMI-SDS at age 10 were analyzed using linear regression

Due to collinearity: a. The model did not contain BMI-SDS at 5.5 years; b. The model did not contain BMI-SDS at 3 years; c. The model did not contain ΔBMI-SDS between 5.5y-3y; d. The model did not contain BMI-SDS at 0 days; e. The model did not contain conditional BMI-SDS at 5.5 years