Table 4 |
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Mean BMI (kg/m2) at follow-up related to level of central adiposity (i.e. waist circumference) at baseline, stratified by timing of sexual maturation (SM timing) and gender |
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High waist circumference (> median) |
Low waist circumference (≤ median) |
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SM timing |
No. of participants |
Mean a BMI (95% CI) |
No. of participants |
Mean a BMI (95% CI) |
Meana difference(95% CI) |
P-value |
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Boys |
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Early |
103 |
24.7 (23.7–25.6) |
60 |
21.8 (20.7–22.9) |
2.9 (1.4–4.4) |
< .001 |
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Intermediate |
167 |
24.9 (24.1–25.7) |
180 |
21.5 (20.7–22.3) |
3.4 (2.3–4.5) |
< .001 |
|
Late |
52 |
23.8 (22.5–25.1) |
109 |
20.5 (19.5–21.5) |
3.3 (1.6–4.9) |
< .001 |
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Girls |
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Early |
89 |
24.7 (23.4–25.9) |
83 |
21.2 (19.9–22.4) |
3.5 (1.7–5.3) |
< .001 |
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Intermediate |
236 |
24.0 (23.4–24.6) |
224 |
21.3 (20.7–22.0) |
2.7 (1.8–3.6) |
< .001 |
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Late |
58 |
22.2 (21.3–23.0) |
121 |
21.0 (20.3–21.7) |
1.2 (0.1–2.2) |
.04 |
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a Means, adjusted for age at follow-up and dietary sugar intake, leisure time physical activity and parental education reported at baseline, CI denotes confidence interval |
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Bratberg et al. BMC Public Health 2007 7:54 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-7-54 |
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