Table 1 Participant characteristics in childhood (1985) and adulthood (2004–2006), by sex, Childhood Determinants of Adult Health study
From: Childhood fitness reduces the long-term cardiometabolic risks associated with childhood obesity
Male (n=938) | Female (n=854) | |
|---|---|---|
Body composition and fitness measures | ||
Childhood | ||
Weight, kg | 40.9±13.3 | 38.7±11.7 |
Height, cm | 148.4±16.0 | 144.8±14.2 |
Body mass index, kg m−2 | 18.0±2.6 | 18.0±2.7 |
Waist circumference, cm | 64.6±8.0 | 61.6±7.6 |
1.6 km run time, min | 8.4±1.6 | 10.0±1.7 |
Estimated Vo2max, ml kg−1 min−1 | 50.3±4.1 | 44.7±3.4 |
Adulthood | ||
Weight, kg | 85.3±14.4 | 68.5±14.6 |
Height, cm | 179.6±6.8 | 165.9±6.3 |
Body mass index, kg m−2 | 26.4±4.1 | 24.9±5.1 |
Waist circumference, cm | 89.3±10.3 | 77.8±11.1 |
Physical work capacity, watts kg−1 | 3.1±0.6 | 2.9±0.7 |
Adult cardiometabolic measures | ||
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 125.2±10.8 | 111.5±9.9 |
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 74.8±8.8 | 70.4±8.3 |
HDL cholesterol (mmol l−1) | 1.29±0.26 | 1.55±0.34 |
Triglycerides (mmol l−1) | 1.0 (0.7–1.5) | 0.8 (0.6–1.1) |
Fasting glucose (mmol l−1) | 5.18±0.46 | 4.85±0.39 |
HOMA-IRa | 1.43 (0.96–2.09) | 1.26 (0.90–1.78) |
Metabolic Syndromeb, % | 10.1 | 4.0 |
