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Table 1 Sample characteristics at baseline

From: Body composition impacts appetite regulation in middle childhood. A prospective study of Norwegian community children

Characteristics

%

Gender of the child

 Male

49.8

 Female

50.2

Weight status

 Overweight

9.3

 Obese

0.4

Gender of the parent informant

 Male

18.9

 Female

81.1

Ethnic origin of mother

 Norway

93.0

 Western country

6.8

 Other country

0.3

Ethnic origin of father

 Norway

93.0

 Western country

6.5

 Other country

0.5

  1. Note: BMI SDS Body Mass Index Standard Deviation Score. Percentage of children with overweight/obesity are estimated based on the IOTF cut offs