Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Associations between Body Mass Index and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Adolescents in a Country of the African Region
Figure 1
Relative difference (in percent) in the mean levels of cardiometabolic risk factors at the age of 19-20 years according to BMI categories measured at the age of 12–15 years (past) or at the age of 19-20 years (now). The reference BMI category (“low”) includes children whose BMI is below the age- and sex-specific median; “overweight” (which also includes obesity) is defined according to standard guidelines and “elevated” BMI refers to BMI values between the “low” and “overweight” categories. SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; LDL-C: LDL cholesterol; HDL-C: HDL cholesterol; M: male; F: female; past: BMI measured at the age of 12–15 years; now: BMI measured at age of 19-20 years. The stars indicate association with statistical significance of .
