Table 1 Baseline demographic and anthropometric characteristics of the cohort in total and separated by sex

From: Comparison of anthropometric measurements in children to predict metabolic syndrome in adolescence: analysis of prospective cohort data

 

All cohort

Males

Females

P-value

Ethnicity (I/non-I)

84/638 (13%)

48/356 (13%)

36/282 (13%)

0.96

Maternal education

N=675

N=378

N=297

0.27

 No high school

56/675 (8.3%)

27/378 (7.1%)

29/297 (9.8%)

 

 High school

89/675 (13.2%)

55/378 (14.6%)

34/297 (11.4%)

 

 Post-secondary

530/675 (78.5%)

296/378 (78.3%)

234/297 (78.8%)

 

Household income

N=675

N=378

N=297

0.51

 $0–39 999

176/675 (26.1%)

96/378 (25.4%)

80/297 (26.9%)

 

 $40 000–69 000

239/675 (35.4%)

141/378 (37.3%)

98/297 (33.0%)

 

 $>70 000

260/675 (38.5%)

141/378 (37.3%)

119/297 (40.1%)

 

Asthma diagnosis

246/722 (34.1%)

149/404 (36.9%)

97/318 (39.4%)

0.07

Age 10 years

    
 

N=565

N= 319

N=246

 

Age (years)

10.58 (10.54–10.62)

10.58 (10.53–10.63)

10.57 (10.51–10.63)

0.62

Pubertal (Tanner 2–5)

308/565 (54.5%)

122/319 (38.2%)

186/246 (75.6%)

<0.001

Height (cm)

145.73 (144.95–146.52)

145.53 (144.51–146.55)

145.55 (144.36–146.74)

0.76

Height Z-score

0.60 (0.50–0.70)

0.58 (0.44–0.71)

0.58 (0.43–0.73)

0.63

Weight (kg)

42.19 (40.86–43.52)

42.40 (40.59–44.22)

41.45 (39.62–43.27)

0.7

Weight Z-score

0.63 (0.52–0.74)

0.74 (0.59–0.88)

0.47 (0.31–0.63)

0.01

BMI (kg m−2)

19.65 (19.15–20.15)

19.84 (19.14–20.53)

19.33 (18.67–19.99)

0.56

BMI Z-score

0.52 (0.40–0.63)

0.62 (0.47–0.77)

0.38 (0.22–0.54)

0.04

Waist Circ (cm)

68.2 (67.0–69.4)

69.33 (67.57–71.10)

66.76 (65.23–68.29)

0.03

Waist Circ Z-score

0.95 (0.76–1.14)

0.89 (0.63–1.15)

1.01 (0.74–1.27)

0.27

W:H (cm/cm)

0.84 (0.83–0.85)

0.85 (0.84–0.86)

0.83 (0.82–0.84)

0

W:Ht (cm/cm)

0.47 (0.46–0.47)

0.48 (0.46–0.49)

0.46 (0.45–0.47)

0.01

Age 13 years

    
 

N=486

N=276

N=210

 

Age (years)

12.51 (12.45–12.57)

12.51 (12.43–12.58)

12.53 (12.45–12.61)

0.85

Pubertal (Tanner 2–5)

357/470 (76.0%)

163/264 (61.7%)

194/206 (94.2%)

<0.001

Height (cm)

158.12 (157.22–159.02)

158.12 (156.78–159.46)

157.64 (156.51–158.77)

0.45

Height Z-score

0.63 (0.53–0.74)

0.71 (0.56–0.85)

0.48 (0.32–0.63)

0.02

Weight (kg)

52.55 (50.93–54.17)

52.91 (50.57–55.24)

51.65 (49.58–53.71)

0.4

Weight Z-score

0.63 (0.52–0.74)

0.69 (0.54–0.85)

0.52 (0.37–0.67)

0.12

BMI (kg m−2)

20.78 (20.28–21.27)

20.87 (20.19–21.55)

20.61 (19.94–21.27)

0.59

BMI Z-score

0.45 (0.33–0.56)

0.52 (0.36–0.67)

0.35 (0.20–0.49)

0.16

Waist Circ (cm)

73.55 (72.06–75.03)

74.62 (72.52–76.72)

71.92 (70.00–73.84)

0.05

Waist Circ Z-score

1.39 (1.16–1.63)

1.36 (1.02–1.69)

1.38 (1.09–1.60)

0.82

W:H (cm/cm)

0.84 (0.83–0.85)

0.86 (0.85–0.88)

0.82 (0.81–0.83)

0

W:Ht (cm/cm)

0.46 (0.46–0.47)

0.47 (0.46–0.48)

0.46 (0.44–0.47)

0.08

  1. Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; I, Indigenous ethnicity (First Nations and Metis), nI, non-Indigenous ethnicity (Caucasian and Filipino); Waist Circ, waist circumference; W:H, waist-to-hip ratio; W:Ht, waist-to-height ratio. Data are reported as means (95% confidence intervals) for continuous data, or proportions (%) for categorical data. Maternal Education is categorized as no high school diploma obtained, high school diploma attained or attended post-secondary education.
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