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Table 5 Highest and lowest BMI values in classic A-T patients. The value of 1.93 was in a 15-year-old male. This same patient had the BMI z-score of -0.03 at age 24 (21+ age group). The next highest BMI in a 20-year-old patient was -1.18 SDs

From: Growth in ataxia telangiectasia

Age group (years)

Lowest BMI

z-score

Highest BMI

z-score

2

− 3.23

2.15

3–5

− 3.74

2.16

6–9

− 4.36

2.06

10–14

− 7.58

2.01

15–20

− 8.62

1.93

21+

− 8.48

− 0.03