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Figure 100: BMI classification for year R and year 6 girls (numbers in paired analysis)
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BMI classification in year 6 (aged 10-11 years) measured 2007/2008
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BMI classification in year R (aged 4-5 years) measured 2001/2002
Table 120 and Table 121 give the information above in a different format, illustrating the
percentage of children who were underweight, desirable weight, overweight or obese at
year 6 depending on their weight classification six years earlier in year R. These tables as
well as the figures above illustrate the relationship between overweight or obesity at year R
and overweight or obesity at year 6.
Of the 105 boys who were underweight at year R, 76.2% of them were within the desirable
weight classification, 7.6% were overweight and 5.7% were obese at year 6. This
illustrates the wide variation in weight measurements and classifications with a few boys
moving from underweight to obese in six years. A higher percentage of Year R boys who
were desirable weight in year R were classified as overweight or obese in year 6, and this
pattern was repeated for overweight and obese Year R boys. Almost 70% of the 189 boys
who were classified as obese in year R were still classified as obese in year 6. None of the
boys who were classified as overweight or obese in year R were classified as underweight
at year 6, but a sizeable percentage were classified as having desirable weight at year 6
with 40% of the 255 overweight boys and 14% of the 189 obese boys in year R having
desirable weight in year 6. Thus, whilst there is a relatively strong association between
weight classification at year R and at year 6, there is considerable variation. Programmes
for reducing overweight and obesity in year 6 children should not concentrate on those who
were overweight or obese in year R. Similarly, children who were overweight or obese in
year R may no longer have a problem with their weight in year 6.
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