Table 3 Descriptive statistics for offspring cardiometabolic risk factors in the primary analyses.

From: Mendelian randomization study of maternal influences on birthweight and future cardiometabolic risk in the HUNT cohort

 

Mother–offspring pairs

Father–offspring pairs

Phenotype

N

Mean

SD

Range

N

Mean

SD

Range

Age

26,057

41.4

12.7

19.1–83.2

19,792

39.3

12

19.1–84.8

Sex (% male)

26,057

48.4

–

–

19,792

48.4

–

–

SBP (mmHg)

25,946

128.3

17.3

70.0–218.0

19,711

126.9

16.4

70.0–218.0

DBP (mmHg)

25,940

73.9

11.9

36.0–134.0

19,711

72.8

11.5

38.0–126.0

Glucose (mmol/L)a

25,461

5.16

1.20

2.29–12.81

19,339

5.16

1.19

2.29–12.81

Total cholesterol (mmol/L)

25,589

5.31

1.08

2.00–10.90

19,423

5.22

1.07

2.10–10.90

LDL cholesterol (mmol/L)

25,533

3.26

0.95

0.14–8.60

19,392

3.19

0.93

0.27–8.60

HDL cholesterol (mmol/L)

25,560

1.33

0.33

0.50–2.90

19,412

1.33

0.33

0.50–2.80

Triglycerides (mmol/L)a

25,916

1.35

1.73

0.18–11.70

19,680

1.32

1.73

0.49–11.70

BMIa

25,946

26.31

1.17

15.03–50.40

19,715

26.31

1.17

15.80–50.40

  1. SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, Glucose non-fasting glucose, BMI body mass index, LDL non-fasting low density lipoprotein, HDL non-fasting high density lipoprotein, mmol/L millimol per litre, N number of individuals, SD standard deviation.
  2. aOffspring phenotype first (natural) logarithm transformed in analysis and converted back for overview purposes.
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