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Figure 1

Figure 1. From: Children grow and horses race: is the adiposity rebound a critical period for later obesity?.

British 1990 girls BMI chart The age at adiposity rebound is inversely related to the BMI centile.

TJ Cole. BMC Pediatr. 2004;4:6-6.
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Figure 2

Figure 2. From: Children grow and horses race: is the adiposity rebound a critical period for later obesity?.

British 1990 girls BMI chart. The adiposity rebound for each of five hypothetical subjects A to E, defined by three measurements over four years where the outer two are the same BMI. The older subjects AA to EE show the same patterns of BMI centile crossing as subjects A to E respectively.

TJ Cole. BMC Pediatr. 2004;4:6-6.
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Figure 3

Figure 3. From: Children grow and horses race: is the adiposity rebound a critical period for later obesity?.

The data of Figure replotted on the BMI SD score scale. The centiles curves of Figure appear as horizontal and equally spaced straight lines. For each subject A to E the BMI SD score changes linearly over time, indicating a constant rate of centile crossing. Subjects AA to EE show the same patterns as A to E respectively, but starting at age 13.

TJ Cole. BMC Pediatr. 2004;4:6-6.

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