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Table 3 Body composition characteristics of the group and by sex and race in 2010 and 2013 and significance of differences during follow-up according to mixed models with school included as subjects

From: Prevalence of overweight and obesity among primary school children in a developing country: NW-CHILD longitudinal data of 6–9-yr-old children in South Africa

 

Group (N = 574)

Boys (n = 282)

Girls (n = 292)

Sex p value

White (n = 143)

Black (n = 407)

Race p value

Mixed models MSE

 

2010

2013

2010

2013

2010

2013

2013

2010

2013

2010

2013

2013

2013

Height (cm)

119.76

135.37

121.3

136.0

119.9

136.0

0.588

123.7

138.0

119.3

135.3

0.723

80.9

Mass (kg)

22.59

32.29

23.3

32.9

22.9

33.7

0.662

24.8

35.5

22.5

32.4

0.240

68.3

BMI kg/m

15.65

17.39

15.8

17.5

15.8

18.0

0.225

16.1

18.2

15.7

17.5

0.073

13.2

Fat %

15.87

20.33

16.6

20.3

16.2

22.0

0.032

16.9

21.7

16.2

21.0

0.008

61.5

  1. BMI = Body Mass Index; Fat % = Fat percentage; N = Participants; Significant difference, p < 0.05, MSE = mean square error.