Table 1 Characteristics of the children included in the PRESPAS study and the PRESPAS follow-up study
PRESPAS | PRESPAS follow-up | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015–2016 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
n | 1308 | 253 | 282 | 285 | 282 | 282 |
Age (years) | 4.7 (0.9) | 4.3 (0.9) | 5.3 (0.9) | 6.3 (0.9) | 7.3 (0.9) | 8.3 (0.9) |
Boys (%) | 52 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 |
Body mass (kg) | 19.3 (3.2) | 18.5 (3.0) | 20.9 (3.6) | 23.4 (4.3) | 26.8 (5.2) | 30.4 (6.3) |
Height (cm) | 109 (7) | 106 (8) | 114 (8) | 120 (8) | 126 (7) | 133 (7) |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 16.2 (1.4) | 16.3 (1.3) | 16.1 (1.4) | 16.0 (1.6) | 16.5 (2.0) | 16.9 (2.3) |
Overweight/Obese (%) | ||||||
Under or normal weight | 81.9 | 81.8 | 83.4 | 84.7 | 83.6 | 83.9 |
Overweight | 15.7 | 17.4 | 15.1 | 12.3 | 12.0 | 12.1 |
Obese | 2.4 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 4.0 |
Parental education level (%) | ||||||
Upper secondary school | 22.8 | 13.4 | 12.0 | 11.7 | 10.8 | 10.7 |
University < 4 years | 25.9 | 28.7 | 27.4 | 27.4 | 27.3 | 28.9 |
University ≥ 4 years | 51.2 | 57.9 | 60.6 | 60.9 | 61.9 | 60.4 |
Born in Norway (%) | ||||||
Child | 96.6 | 99.6 | 98.7 | 99.1 | 99.2 | 98.7 |
Mother/father | 87.1/86.8 | 92.4/91.6 | 92.0/91.2 | 92.3/91.9 | 94.1/93.2 | 93.4/93.0 |