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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Sep 18.
Published in final edited form as: Obesity (Silver Spring). 2019 Mar 18;27(5):845–854. doi: 10.1002/oby.22433

Table 1.

Characteristics of full-heritage Pima Indians with longitudinal measures of BMI

Trait N Male % Age (years) Mean ± SD BMI (kg/m2) Mean ± SD
Maximum Adult BMI (any exam) 3491 42 36 ± 13 38 ± 9
Maximum Adult BMI (non-diabetic exam) 2862 42 32 ± 12 36 ± 8
Max Childhood BMI 1958 45 11 ± 3 24 ± 7

Maximum Adult BMI is the maximum lifetime BMI (kg/m2) recorded at age ≥15 years.

Maximum Adult BMI (non-diabetic exam) is the maximum BMI recorded at a non-diabetic exam at age ≥15 years. The maximum childhood BMI was identified between the ages of 5 and 15 years.