Research Article

The Trajectory and the Related Physical and Social Determinants of Body Mass Index in Elementary School Children: Results from the Child and Adolescent Behaviors in Long-Term Evolution Study

Table 3

Mean BMI by BMI trajectory group and age in girls.

Trajectory groupGroup 1Group 2Group 3Group 4
(persistently slightly underweight) (persistently normal weight) (persistently overweight)(persistently obese)
(31.04%) (40.18%) (22.03%) (6.76%)
Age (years)Mean(95% CI)Mean(95% CI)Mean(95% CI)Mean(95% CI)

7.014.41(14.26–14.57)16.01(15.83–16.13)18.01(17.94–18.28)21.68(21.36–22.08)
8.014.57(14.41–14.63)16.46(16.34–16.58)18.99(18.85–19.14)22.99(22.73–23.25)
9.014.75(14.64–14.88)16.95(16.86–17.13)19.93(19.75–20.01)24.46(24.24–24.71)
10.015.13(15.00–15.24)17.64(17.46–17.75)20.95(20.63–20.90)25.76(25.68–26.16)
11.015.54(15.49–15.74)18.23(18.13–18.42)21.70(21.49–21.81)27.18(26.86–27.38)
12.016.26(16.07–16.41)19.03(18.82–19.18)22.37(22.34–22.73)28.00(27.48–28.21)