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Online supplement From birth to school: Understanding the development of socioeconomic inequalities in obesity Running title: Socioeconomic position and adiposity measures Selma H. Bouthoorn MDa,b, Anne I. Wijtzes MsCa,b, Vincent WV Jaddoe MD PhDa,c,d, Albert Hofman MD PhDa,c , Hein Raat MD PhDb, Frank J. van Lenthe PhDb aThe Generation R Study Group, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; bDepartment of Public Health, Erasmus Medical Center, the Netherlands; cDepartment of Epidemiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; dDepartment of Pediatrics, Erasmus Medical Center, the Netherlands. Corresponding author Selma H. Bouthoorn MD. The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam. P.O. Box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Telephone: +31 (0)10-704 3405; fax: +31 (0)10 704 4645; e-mail: s.bouthoorn@erasmusmc.nl. Supplementary Material Body composition At the age of 6 years, participating children and their mothers were invited to a well-equipped and dedicated research center in the Erasmus Medical Center - Sophia Children’s Hospital between March 2008 and January 2012. At the research center, weight was measured in lightweight clothes and without shoes using a mechanical personal scale (SECA) and height was measured in children by a Harpenden stadiometer (Holtain Limited) in standing position, which were both calibrated on a regular basis. The DXA scans provided quantifications of bone and soft tissue measurements for the total body and sub regions, including bone mineral content (g), fat mass (g), and lean mass (g) (iDXA; General Electric, formerly Lunar Corp., Madison, WI). Children were scanned in a supine position with their feet together in a neutral position and hands flat by their sides. All scans were performed by well-trained and certified research staff who repositioned the regions of interest when appropriate. All DXA scans were obtained using the same device and software (enCO