Table 1. Healthy Families Summary Statistics by Age Group.
A total of n=132 bloodspots from children in three age groups were sourced from the Michigan Neonatal Biobank. WFL z-score, BMI z-score, and weight distributions were not significantly different by age.
| Variables | 12–24 months (n=40) |
3–5 years (n=40) |
10–12 years (n=52) |
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| Mean (SD) | Mean | (SD) | Mean | (SD) | ||
| WFL or BMI z-score | 0.32 (0.94) | 0.38 | (1.06) | 0.24 | (1.28) | |
| 12–24 months (n=40) |
3–5 years (n=40) |
10–12 years (n=52) |
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| Count (n) | (%) | Count (n) | (%) | Count (n) | (%) | |
| Child Weight Class | ||||||
| Underweight | 1 | (2.5) | 2 | (5) | 5 | (9.6) |
| Normal | 30 | (75) | 28 | (70) | 30 | (57.7) |
| Overweight | 6 | (15) | 6 | (15) | 10 | (19.2) |
| Obese | 3 | (7.5) | 4 | (10) | 7 | (13.5) |