Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants.
From: Exercise capacity and cardiac function in adolescents born post-term
Term | Post-term | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
n (% female) | 23 (43%) | 25 (44%) | 0.97 | |
Demography | Age (years) | 14.3 ± 0.4 | 14.2 ± 0.3 | 0.95 |
Ethnicity (New Zealand European) | 96% | 84% | 0.17 | |
Birth weight (g) | 3552 ± 85 | 3938 ± 101 | 0.006 | |
Birth weight SDS | 0.35 ± 0.18 | 0.45 ± 0.21 | 0.73 | |
Gestational age (weeks) | 39.3 ± 0.2 | 42.1 ± 0.1 | 0.001 | |
Anthropometry | Weight (kg) | 57.3 ± 2.1 | 55.6 ± 2.0 | 0.53 |
Height (m) | 165.2 ± 1.5 | 166.1 ± 1.5 | 0.64 | |
BMI (kg/m2) | 20.3 ± 0.6 | 20.3 ± 0.6 | 0.97 | |
Body composition | Total body fat (%) | 24.6 ± 2.0 | 23.0 ± 1.9 | 0.54 |
Android fat to gynoid fat ratio | 0.76 ± 0.04 | 0.76 ± 0.04 | 0.99 | |
Fat-free mass (kg) | 42.7 ± 1.2 | 42.5 ± 1.1 | 0.85 | |
Blood analysis | HDL cholesterol (mmol/L) | 1.6 ± 0.1 | 1.6 ± 0.1 | 0.64 |
LDL cholesterol (mmol/L) | 2.6 ± 0.1 | 2.6 ± 0.1 | 0.95 | |
Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | 4.6 ± 0.2 | 4.4 ± 0.2 | 0.28 | |
Fasting insulin (uIU/ml) | 11.7 ± 1.2 | 12.2 ± 1.2 | 0.76 | |
Fasting glucose (mmol/L) | 5.0 ± 0.1 | 5.0 ± 0.1 | 0.87 | |
Leptin (ng/ml) | 7.0 ± 1.2 | 6.7 ± 1.2 | 0.84 | |
Triglycerides (mmol/L) | 0.9 ± 0.1 | 0.8 ± 0.1 | 0.31 | |
IGF-I (ng/ml) | 212 ± 15 | 222 ± 15 | 0.61 | |
Adiponectin (ng/ml) | 14196 ± 1182 | 12788 ± 1133 | 0.39 |
