Table 2.
Parameter | Group 1 (5–7 years) | Group 2 (7–10 years) | Group 3 (10–15 years) | Group 4 (15–20 years) | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boys + girls | |||||
Number of subjects | 126 | 88 | 91 | 49 | – |
Age at evaluation, years | 5.3 ± 0.5 5.2 (5.0–5.6) |
8.2 ± 1.0 8.2 (7.3–9.0) |
11.3 ± 1.4 10.7 (10.2–12.0) |
15.9 ± 1.0 15.9 (15.3–16.4) |
– |
Boys/girls, % (n) | 34.9 (44)/65.1 (82) | 31.8 (28)/68.2 (60) | 33.0 (30)/67.0(61) | 30.6 (15)/69.4 (34) | 0.94 |
BMI, SDS | 0.9 ± 1.0 0.8 (0.3–1.4) |
0.8 ± 1.0 0.6 (0.1–1.3) |
0.6 ± 1.1 0.6 (−0.1 to 1.4) |
0.7 ± 1.0 0.9 (0.0–1.5) |
0.35 |
BMI-IOTF, kg/m2 | 23.5 ± 4.3 23.2 (20.6–25.4) |
23.5 ± 4.0 22.5 (21.0–25.4) |
23.7 ± 4.2 23.0 (20.7–25.4) |
24.3 ± 3.6 24.1 (21.6–26.9) |
0.68 |
Number of subjects, % (n): | |||||
– overweight – obese |
21.4 (27) 7.9 (10) |
19.5 (17) 9.2 (8) |
16.5(15) 11 (10) |
30.6 (15) 6.1 (3) |
0.60 |
Boys | |||||
Boys BMI, SDS | 1.0 ± 1.2 1.0 (0.2–1.7) |
1.0 ± 0.9 0.9 (0.4–1.7) |
0.8 ± 0.9 0.9 (0.1–1.4) |
0.55 ± 1.0 0.9 (−0.3 to 1.2) |
1.0 |
Boys BMI-IOTF, kg/m2 | 23.3 ± 4.8 23.1 (20. –25.5) |
23.9 ± 2.8 23.8 (21.4–26.4) |
23.6 ± 3.2 23.2 (21.4–25.2) |
23.5 ± 3.3 24.1 (20.8–25.7) |
0.93 |
Number of subjects, % (n): | |||||
– overweight – obese |
25.0 (11) 9.1 (4) |
37.0 (10) 3.7 (1) |
20 (6) 6.7 (2) |
13.3 (2) 13.3 (2) |
0.61 |
Girls | |||||
Girls BMI, SDS | 0.85 ± 0.9 0.8 (0.4–1.3) |
0.65 ± 1.0 0.6 (0.1–1.1) |
0.56 ± 1.2 0.3 (−0.3 to 1.3) |
0.8 ± 1.2 0.7 (0.1–1.7) |
0.82 |
Girls BMI-IOTF, kg/m2 | 23.6 ± 4.1 23.3 (20.8–25.2) |
23.3 ± 4.5 21.9 (20.6–24.7) |
23.7 ± 4.6 22.1 (20.3–25.4) |
24.6 ± 3.7 23.7 (22.0–27.8) |
0.59 |
Number of subjects, % (n): | |||||
– overweight – obese |
19.5 (16) 7.3 (6) |
11.7 (7) 11.7 (7) |
14.8 (9) 13.1 (8) |
38.2 (13) 2.9 (1) |
0.042 |
The results are expressed as mean ± s.d. and median (Lower Quartile – Upper Quartile) or percentage with absolute number in parenthesis.
BMI-IOTF, Body Mass Index – International Obesity Task Force.