Sex-specific Associations of <i>FTO</i> rs9939609 with BMI ^a and Obesity ^b from Childhood into Adolescence among the Sub-cohort of 777 Children.

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; FTO, fat mass- and obesity-associated gene. aBMI was calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared, and expressed as mean (SD). bObesity was diagnosed using the age- and sex-specific BMI cutoff points recommended by the International Obesity Task Force (IOTF), and expressed as odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) under a genotypic model. cAdjusted for sex and age at baseline. dAdjusted for sex, age at follow up, and BMI at baseline.