Table 2 Cardiometabolic biomarkers of young adults born at very low birth weight and their controls, siblings born at term.
From: Cardiometabolic health in adults born with very low birth weight—a sibling study
Characteristic | VLBWa (n = 74) | Term-born sibling (n = 70) |
|---|---|---|
mean (SD) | mean (SD) | |
Fasting glucose, mmol/l | 5.4 (0.4) | 5.3 (0.4) |
30 min glucose, mmol/l | 8.6 (1.7) | 8.8 (1.4) |
60 min glucose, mmol/l | 8.6 (2.1) | 8.4 (2.1) |
120 min glucose, mmol/l | 7.0 (1.8) | 6.4 (1.6)* |
Fasting insulin, mU/l | 6.9 (3.7) | 7.3 (4.4) |
30 min insulin, mU/l | 55.7 (32.5) | 59.6 (35.3) |
60 min insulin, mU/l | 52.2 (31.3) | 58.1 (41.4) |
120 min insulin, mU/l | 47.2 (43.0) | 44.4 (39.4) |
Fasting free fatty acids, mmol/l | 0.64 (0.25) | 0.57 (0.26) |
30 min free fatty acids, mmol/l | 0.30 (0.14) | 0.32 (0.13) |
60 min free fatty acids, mmol/l | 0.12 (0.06) | 0.11 (0.05) |
120 min free fatty acids, mmol/l | 0.05 (0.03) | 0.05 (0.05) |
Total cholesterol, mmol/l | 4.7 (1.3) | 4.6 (0.8) |
HDL cholesterol, mmol/l | ||
Men | 1.3 (0.3) | 1.3 (0.3) |
Women | 1.6 (0.4) | 1.6 (0.4) |
LDL cholesterol, mmol/l | 2.8 (1.2) | 2.7 (0.7) |
Triglycerides, mmol/l | 1.0 (0.6) | 0.9 (0.4) |
Homocysteine, μmol/l | 2.0 (0.3) | 2.0 (0.3) |
Apolipoprotein A1, g/l | ||
Men | 1.5 (0.2) | 1.5 (0.2) |
Women | 1.7 (0.3) | 1.7 (0.3) |
Apolipoprotein B g/l | ||
Men | 0.9 (0.4) | 0.9 (0.2) |
Women | 0.8 (0.2) | 0.8 (0.1) |
Sex hormone binding globulin nmol/l | ||
Men | 35.8 (16.6) | 32.7 (12.1) |
Women | 106.8 (82.9) | 92.6 (69.5) |
Testosterone, nmol/l | ||
Men | 21.3 (6.7) | 20.3 (5.8) |
Women | 1.2 (0.5) | 1.1 (0.6) |
Uric acid, μmol/l | 311.8 (79.0) | 300.2 (65.7) |
Ferritin, μg/l | 71.3 (55.4) | 82.2 (73.2) |
High-sensitivity C-reactive proteinb, mg/l | 1.5 (1.7) | 1.5 (2.0) |
Complement component C3, g/l | 1.1 (0.2) | 1.1 (0.2) |
Complement component C4, g/l | 0.2 (0.1) | 0.2 (0.1) |
Alanine aminotransferase, U/l | 20.3 (14.0) | 20.3 (13.1) |
Aspartate transaminase, U/l | 25.5 (8.9) | 25.4 (6.8) |
Alkaline phosphatase, U/l | 66.0 (18.4) | 68.2 (20.4) |
