Table 1 Population characteristics.

n, (% male)

53, (43%)

55, (43%)

1.00

White ethnicity, n (%)

49 (92%)

48 (87%)

0.889

Birth characteristics

 Gestational age, weeks

39.4 ± 1,3

26.9 ± 1.3*

< 0.001

 Birth weight, g

3437 ± 462

924 ± 205*

< 0.001

Moderate-severe BPD

–

16 (29%)

Adult characteristics

Some level of neuromotor deficit, n (%)

0

5 (9%)

 Age, y

29.6 ± 3.5

30.2 ± 2.9

0.323

 Weight, kg

81.5 ± 18.6

65.9 ± 13.3*

< 0.001

 Height, cm

171 ± 8

165 ± 9*

< 0.001

 Men/women

23/30

24/31

 Weight, kg

Men

90.7 (19.3)

71.4 (13.0)

< 0.001

Women

75.4 (16.1)

61.5 (11.7)

< 0.001

 Height, cm

Men

178 (7)

172 (6)

0.005

Women

167 (5)

159 (7)

< 0.001

 BMI, kg/cm²

27.5 ± 5.6

24.0 ± 4.2*

< 0.001

 Thigh circumference, cm

59.7 ± 6.1

53.3 ± 5.8*

< 0.001

Sub-cutaneous thickness, cm

1.1 ± 0.5

0.8 ± 0.4*

0.010

Predicted Vo₂max (ml-kg/min)

54.6 ± 7.3

51.9 ± 6.1*

0.041

Objective physical activity

n = 48

n = 47

Steps, n/day

6451 ± 2945

6690 ± 4369

0.754

Sedentary time, min/day

804 ± 225

812 ± 216

0.853

MVPA, min/day

28 ± 21

25 ± 30

0.586