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Table 4 Change in BMI among children by baseline quartiles of BMI z-score in two Caribbean countries, St. Kitts and Nevis and Trinidad and Tobago (n = 336)

From: Rapid increase of overweight and obesity among primary school-aged children in the Caribbean; high initial BMI is the most significant predictor

 

1st quartile

2nd quartile

3rd quartile

4th quartile

p

Number of children

83

85

85

83

<0.001

Change in BMI (adjusted*)

0.68±1.3a

1.1±1.1b

1.2±1.5c

2.5±1.6d

  1. Numbers are means ± standard deviations
  2. *Adjustment for age was done by subtracting the sex–age-specific median BMI
  3. a, b, c, ddifferent superscripts indicate statistically different means