Table 1 Categorization of longitudinal nutritional status trajectories of Tsimane women aged 20+ (n = 542).

From: Health costs of reproduction are minimal despite high fertility, mortality and subsistence lifestyle

 

Weight

Body Fat

BMI

N

%

N

%

N

%

1. Declining

42

7.7

49

9.0

45

8.3

 Sustained

13

2.4

10

1.8

18

3.3

 Oscillate-High (−)

29

5.4

39

7.2

27

5.0

2. Increasing

155

28.6

143

26.4

153

28.2

 Sustained

50

9.2

44

8.1

47

8.7

 Oscillate-High (+)

105

19.4

99

18.3

106

19.6

3. Relatively Stable

338

62.4

345

63.7

336

62.0

 Zero Mean

5

0.9

5

0.9

2

0.4

 Oscillate-Slight (−)

128

23.6

127

23.4

134

24.7

 Oscillate-Slight (+)

205

37.8

213

39.3

200

36.9

  1. For declining status, sub-categorization includes sustained (unilateral consistent decline), and high (oscillation >0.3 SD of the individual mean, with mean decline >0.3 SD). Increasing status includes sustained (unilateral consistent increase) and high (oscillation >0.3 SD of the individual mean, with mean increase >0.3 SD). Relatively stable category includes slight oscillations within 0.3 SD of the individual mean, either declines (−) or increases (+), and those with no mean change.
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