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Table 5 - Progression of BMI based on initial BMI classification

From: Retrospective assessment of the quality of diabetes care in a rural diabetes clinic in Western Kenya

BMI basal group (kg/m2)

0 months (mean ± SD, n = evaluable population)

3 months (mean ± SD, n = evaluable population)

6 months (mean ± SD, n = evaluable population)

9 months (mean ± SD, n = evaluable population)

12 months (mean ± SD, n = evaluable population)

15 months (mean ± SD, n = evaluable population)

18 months (mean ± SD, n = evaluable population)

< 18.5

16.6 ± 0.3

n = 33

18.2 ± 0.5*

n = 25

18.4 ± 0.5*

n = 22

18.7 ± 0.6*

n = 21

19.4 ± 0.6*

n = 20

19.5 ± 0.7*

n = 17

20.0 ± 0.6*

n = 17

18.5–24.99

22.2 ± 0.2

n = 108

23.0 ± 0.3

n = 87

22.6 ± 0.3

n = 71

22.9 ± 0.3

n = 67

22.9 ± 0.3

n = 54

23.0 ± 0.3

n = 38

23.2 ± 0.4

n = 32

25–29.99

27.2 ± 0.1

n = 116

27.4 ± 0.2

n = 97

27.6 ± 0.2

n = 89

27.2 ± 0.3

n = 72

27.5 ± 0.3

n = 61

27.2 ± 0.3

n = 50

27.6 ± 0.3

n = 43

30–34.99

32.1 ± 0.2

n = 60

32.1 ± 0.3

n = 52

32.2 ± 0.4

n = 44

32.8 ± 0.6

n = 43

32.2 ± 0.6

n = 34

32.6 ± 0.5

n = 36

32.9 ± 0.6

n = 32

35–39.99

36.4 ± 0.3

n = 21

35.3 ± 0.7

n = 18

35.3 ± 0.8

n = 16

35.3 ± 0.9

n = 14

35.5 ± 1.1

n = 11

34.9 ± 1.3

n = 11

36.1 ± 1.5

n = 7

> 40

49.4 ± 4.5

n = 14

45.5 ± 1.8

n = 10

44.0 ± 1.9

n = 6

44.4 ± 3.4

n = 6

44.9 ± 3.0

n = 7

45.7 ± 3.5

n = 6

46.7 ± 3.8

n = 3

Total

26.9 ± 0.4

n = 352

27.2 ± 0.4

n = 289

27.1 ± 0.4

n = 248

27.1 ± 0.4

n = 223

27.3 ± 0.5

n = 187

27.8 ± 0.5

n = 158

27.7 ± 0.5

n = 134

  1. BMI body mass index
  2. *P < 0.05 via paired t test comparing baseline values in each column to subsequent values