Table 3 Main time-related features of the BMI trajectory clusters. Median (1st–3rd quartile) and n reported per cluster.
Age at 1st peaka, years | Infancy slopeb, kg/m2years | Age at 1st valleyc, years | Childhood sloped, kg/m2years | Duration of BMI decrease in childhoodf, years | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Cluster | Median (Q1–Q3) | n | Median (Q1–Q3) | n | Median (Q1–Q3) | n | Median (Q1–Q3) | n | Median (Q1–Q3) | n |
Females | Type 1 | 0.75 (0.75–1.00) | 1496 | 2.31 (1.22–3.83) | 1505 | 5.00 (4.00–6.50) | 1561 | −0.55 (−0.78 to −0.39) | 1497 | 4.00 (3.25–5.50) | 1497 |
Type 2 | 0.75 (0.75– 1.00) | 1017 | 3.33 (1.78–5.34) | 1019 | 3.00 (2.50–4.50) | 1027 | −0.82 (-1.21 to −0.51) | 1017 | 2.50 (1.75–3.50) | 1017 | |
Type 3 | 0.75 (0.75–1.00) | 394 | 2.56 (1.30–4.16) | 401 | 4.00 (2.50–5.50) | 401 | −0.63 (−0.91 to −0.41) | 397 | 3.50 (2.25–4.50) | 397 | |
Males | Type 1 | 0.75 (0.75–1.00) | 1595 | 2.25 (1.15–3.79) | 1606 | 5.00 (4.00–6.50) | 1668 | −0.59 (−0.80 to −0.42) | 1596 | 4.25 (3.50–5.75) | 1596 |
Type 2 | 0.75 (0.75–0.75) | 963 | 3.22 (1.48–5.05) | 966 | 3.00 (2.50–4.00) | 973 | −0.95 (-1.38 to −0.62) | 964 | 2.25 (1.75–3.06) | 964 | |
Type 3 | 0.75 (0.75–1.00) | 499 | 2.43 (1.15–4.14) | 514 | 5.00 (3.50–6.50) | 520 | −0.64 (−0.82 to −0.47) | 513 | 4.25 (3.00–5.50) | 513 | |
