Research Article
2-Year BMI Changes of Children Referred for Multidisciplinary Weight Management
Table 2
Rate of change in BMI
-score (units per month) after referral for OSA and comparison groups.
| Time period | Mean rate of change in BMI -score (95% CI)* | value | OSA group | Comparison group | Mean difference (OSA-comparison) |
| Referral-6 m | −0.013 (−0.017, −0.009) | 0.004 (−0.005, 0.013) | −0.017 (−0.027, −0.007) | 0.001 | 7–12 m | −0.008 (−0.011, −0.006) | −0.005 (−0.008, −0.003) | −0.003 (−0.007, 0.001) | 0.093 | 13–18 m | −0.008 (−0.010, −0.006) | −0.005 (−0.007, −0.003) | −0.003 (−0.006, 0.000) | 0.051 | 19–24 m | −0.008 (−0.010, −0.006) | −0.004 (−0.006, −0.002) | −0.004 (−0.006, −0.001) | 0.008 |
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Adjusted for the child's gender, age at referral, race/ethnicity, spoken language, and BMI -score at referral.
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