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Table 1 Mean (SD) BMI z-score and BMI among children and female carers

From: Neighbourhood physical activity environments and adiposity in children and mothers: a three-year longitudinal study

 

5-6 yearsa

10-12 yearsa

Female carerb

(n = 369)

 

Boys

(n = 74)

Girls

(n = 66)

Boys

(n = 120)

Girls

(n = 149)

 

BMI z-score/BMI

     

   Baseline

0.46 (0.94)

0.69 (0.79)

0.44 (0.97)

0.25 (0.91)e

24.38 (4.38)

   Follow-up

0.47 (0.95)

0.51 (0.85)

0.50 (0.97)

0.45 (0.85)

25.01 (4.69)

   p-valuec

0.836

0.001

0.273

<0.001

<0.001

Change in BMI z-score/BMI

0.01 (0.50)

-0.18 (0.41)d

0.05 (0.53)

0.20 (0.49)de

0.62 (2.61)

  1. aBMI z-score (children)
  2. bBMI (female carers)
  3. cPaired t-test between baseline and follow-up
  4. dIndependent t-test between boys and girls: p < 0.05
  5. eIndependent t-test between age groups: p < 0.001
  6. BMI, body mass index