| Characteristics | Wave 1 (1993) | Wave 2 (1997) | Wave 3 (2000) | Wave 4 (2007) | Wave 5 (2014) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | |||||
| 0 to 4.9 years | 1,644 | 2,432 | 3,850 | 4,481 | 5,386 |
| 5 to 19.9 years | 3,667 | 5,851 | 7,347 | 7,866 | 10,116 |
| 20 to 49.9 years | 8,571 | 11,252 | 18,791 | 19,531 | 21,773 |
| Sex (number [%]) | |||||
| 0 to 4.9 years | |||||
| Male | 874 (53.16%) | 1,223 (50.29%) | 1,967 (51.09%) | 2,299 (51.31%) | 2,811 (52.19%) |
| Female | 770 (46.84%) | 1,209 (49.71%) | 1,883 (48.91%) | 2,182 (48.69%) | 2,575 (47.91%) |
| 5 to 19.9 years | |||||
| Male | 1,829 (49.88%) | 2,983 (50.97%) | 3,737 (50.86%) | 4,019 (51.09%) | 5,196 (51.36%) |
| Female | 1,838 (50.12%) | 2868 (49.03%) | 3,610 (49.14%) | 3,847 (48.91%) | 4,920 (48.64%) |
| 20 to 49.9 years | |||||
| Male | 3715 (43.34%) | 4,896 (43.51%) | 8,905 (47.39%) | 9,253 (47.38%) | 10,198 (46.84%) |
| Female | 4856 (56.66%) | 6,356 (56.49%) | 9,886 (52.61%) | 10,278 (52.62%) | 11,575 (53.16%) |
| Anthropometry (mean [95% CI]) | |||||
| 0 to 4.9 years | |||||
| Mean height | 83.56 (82.96-84.17) | 82.88 (82.32-83.44) | 82.33 (81.88-82.93) | 83.53 (83.12-83.95) | 83.58 (83.20-83.96) |
| Mean weight | 10.87 (10.72-11.01) | 10.97 (10.83-11.12) | 10.81 (10.70-10.92) | 11.23 (11.13-11.34) | 11.27 (11.17-11.37) |
| Mean BMI | 15.38 (15.29-15.47) | 15.85 (15.70-15.99) | 15.66 (15.60-15.73) | 15.85 (15.78-15.91) | 15.86 (15.80-15.93) |
| 5 to 19.9 years | |||||
| Mean height | 127.40 (126.89-127.91) | 127.43 (127.00-127.86) | 127.22 (126.85-127.59) | 127.83 (127.47-128.20) | 129.76 (129.43-130.08) |
| Mean weight | 26.82 (26.49-27.16) | 26.97 (26.71-27.23) | 26.66 (26.43-26.90) | 27.66 (27.41-27.91) | 29.25 (29.01-29.48) |
| Mean BMI | 15.96 (15.86-16.07) | 15.97 (15.91-16.04) | 15.85 (15.80-15.91) | 16.28 (16.21-16.36) | 16.65 (16.58-16.71) |
| 20 to 49.9 years | |||||
| Mean height | 154.75 (154.58-154.92) | 155.29 (155.14-155.44) | 156.41 (156.29-156.53) | 156.21 (156.06-156.36) | 157.27 (157.15-157.38) |
| Mean weight | 52.25 (52.05-52.44) | 53.02 (52.84-53.20) | 53.72 (53.58-53.86) | 55.91 (55.75-56.06) | 58.61 (58.45-58.77) |
| Mean BMI | 21.80 (21.72-21.89) | 21.96 (21.90-22.03) | 21.96 (21.90-22.02) | 23.48 (23.32-23.65) | 23.70 (23.64-23.76) |