Table 3 Distribution of metabolic syndrome components according to the height-for-age Z-scores at 2 years of age in men and women from the 1982 Pelotas cohort study (1982–2004)

From: Childhood stunting and the metabolic syndrome components in young adults from a Brazilian birth cohort study

 

<−2

⩾−2

 

N

Mean

95%CI

N

Mean

95%CI

p

Men

 Glycaemia (mg/dl)

265

100.2

98.4–102.2

1443

99.5

98.7–100.3

0.4785

 HDL-cholesterol (mg/dl)

275

50.8

49.4–52.1

1481

51.5

50.9–52.1

0.3208

 Triglycerides (mg/dl)

275

103.3

95.7–110.9

1481

117.1

113.0–121.0

0.0081*

 Mean arterial pressure (mm Hg)

313

91.4

89.9–92.8

1702

91.6

91.0–92.1

0.7766

 Waist circumference (cm)

312

77.3

76.2–78.3

1700

81.5

81.0–82.0

0.0000*

Women

 Glycaemia (mg/dl)

201

95.9

93.6–98.1

1524

94.7

94.0–95.4

0.2754

 HDL-cholesterol (mg/dl)

205

55.3

53.6–57.0

1556

59.6

59.0–60.3

0.0000*

 Triglycerides (mg/dl)

205

86.9

81.0–92.8

1556

97.7

94.9–100.5

0.0076*

 Mean arterial pressure (mm Hg)

226

83.9

82.3–85.5

1699

84.6

84.1–85.1

0.3586

 Waist circumference (cm)

204

72.8

71.4–74.2

1583

74.9

74.4–75.5

0.0055*

  1. Abbreviations: ANOVA, analysis of variance; CI, confidence interval; HDL, high-density lipoprotein.
  2. T-test and ANOVA. Asterisks indicate statistical significance. *P-value<0.05.
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