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Table 2 The proportion of the subjects in the lowest and highest quartile at both baseline and 7-year follow-up

From: Trait-specific tracking and determinants of body composition: a 7-year follow-up study of pubertal growth in girls

   

Quartile rank at baseline

Cross-table

1–25

75–100

   

BM

LM

FM

BM

LM

FM

Quartile rank at 7 years

1–25

BM

73.1

  

8.3

  
  

LM

 

69.2

  

13.0

 
  

FM

  

51.9

  

3.7

 

75–100

BM

3.8

  

70.8

  
  

LM

 

0.0

  

43.5

 
  

FM

  

0.0

  

78.9

  1. Mean values and standard deviation (SD) are given. Longitudinal data were separated into variance due to repeated measurements from each individual (within-individual variance) and variance due to difference between individuals. The variance and its standard error (SE) after controlling for time relative to menarche are given.