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Table 3 Demographic and anthropometric data of children included in the Pre-Audit and in the Post-Audit groups at the age of 24–36 months in the three pediatricians’offices

From: Clinical audit in the pediatric primary care office and overweight prevention in toddlers

 

Pediatrician A

Pediatrician B

Pediatrician C

Pre-audit

Post-audit

Pre-audit

Post-audit

Pre-audit

Post-audit

Number

155

155

158

165

154

146

Boys/girls

78/77

78/77

83/75

81/84

80/74

68/78

Age (months)

30.8 ± 3.34

29.3 ± 2.8

30.4 ± 2.2

29.5 ± 3.3

28.6 ± 3.8

29.8 ± 4.2

Weight (kg)

14.1 ± 1.9

13.9 ± 1.9

14.2 ± 2.3

13.7 ± 1.9

13.9 ± 1.9

13.7 ± 1.5

Length/height (cm)

91.5 ± 7

91.3 ± 3.8

91.9 ± 5.2

90.9 ± 4.1

91.4 ± 4.2

91.8 ± 3.6

BMI (kg/m2)

16.8 ± 1.6

16.6 ± 1.5

16.7 ± 1.7

16.4 ± 2.1

16.6 ± 1.5

17.4 ± 1.3

Normal Weight n (%)

111 (71.6)

135 (87.1)

119 (75.3)

141 (85.4)

114 (74)

125 (85.6)

Overweight n (%)

28 (18.0)

13 (8.4)

19 (12.0)

15 (9.1)

24 (15.6)

14 (9.6)

Obesity n (%)

16 (10.4)

7 (4.5)

20 (12.7)

9 (5.0)

16 (10.4)

7 (4.8)

Overweight/Obesity n (%)

44 (29.2)

20 (12.9)

39 (24.7)

24 (14.6)

40 (26.0)

21 (14.4)

Normal weight vs overweight

P < 0.01

P = 0.2

P 0.05

Normal weight vs obesity

P < 0.02

P < 0.01

P = 0.05

Normal weight vs overweight/obesity

P < 0.001

P < 0.02

P < 0.01