Additional file 1 of Changes in total body fat and body mass index among children with juvenile dermatomyositis treated with high-dose glucocorticoids

Additional file 1: Fig. 1s: Changes of BMI percentile in JDM patients over study duration (60 months). T0 represented baseline date (before initiation of treatment), note data available for around 53% of the study subject. Other time point are T1 > 1.5 years, T2 = 1.51–3.49 years, and T3 = 3.5–5 years. The BMI percentile was calculated based on CDC published charts ( https://www.cdc.gov/growthcharts/clinical_charts.htm ). Overweight was defined as a BMI at or above the 85th percentile and below the 95th percentile for age and gender-matched children. Obesity was defined as a BMI at or above the 95th percentile for age and gender-matched children and divided into two groups based on severity.