Background
Methods
Study cohorts
General examination
Laboratory analyses
Statistical analyses
Results
Variable | Childhood (4–11 years) | Adolescence (12–18 years) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Low Birth Weight | Control | Low Birth Weight | Control | |
BMI (kg/m2) | 16.7 ± 2.6 | 17.5 ± 2.9 | 21.6 ± 5.2 | 22.7 ± 5.0 |
Subsc. Skinfold (mm) | 8.2 ± 5.1 | 8.3 ± 6.4 | 15.9 ± 10.0 | 16.0 ± 10.7 |
Syst. BP (mm Hg) | 96.4 ± 9.0 | 98.6 ± 8.1 | 108.8 ± 9.1 | 105.2 ± 8.7 |
Diast. BP (mm Hg) | 57.2 ± 10.2 | 58.7 ± 7.9 | 66.1 ± 8.0 | 66.4 ± 7.4 |
Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 62.6 ± 23.2 | 52.8 ± 20.3 | 87.1 ± 29.0 | 83.2 ± 35.3 |
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL) | 44.3 ± 22.6a
| 54.7 ± 17.4 | 49.9 ± 12.8 | 51.2 ± 11.5 |
LDL cholesterol (mg/dL) | 76.0 ± 35.4 a
| 68.6 ± 37.6 | 99.5 ± 24.7 | 98.4 ± 24.3 |
Glucose (mg/dL) | 79.7 ± 8.1 | 80.9 ± 9.7 | 85.4 ± 8.2b
| 81.6 ± 7.4 |
Insulin (μu/mL) | 8.5 ± 5.7 | 7.4 ± 4.6 | 14.8 ± 7.5 | 13.2 ± 8.6 |
HOMA-IR | 1.7 ± 1.2 | 1.6 ± 1.0 | 3.0 ± 2.4 | 2.7 ± 2.0 |
Variable | Low Birth Weight | Control | p-value |
---|---|---|---|
BMI (kg/m2/y) | 0.60†
| 0.71 | 0.03 |
Subsc. Skinfold (mm/y) | 0.91 | 1.12 | 0.27 |
Syst. BP (mmHg/y) | 1.70 | 1.30 | 0.02 |
Diast. BP (mm Hg/y) | 1.21 | 1.02 | 0.26 |
Triglycerides (mg/dL/y) | 2.28 | 2.92 | 0.80 |
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL/y) | -0.53 | -0.91 | 0.24 |
LDL cholesterol (mg/dL/y) | 0.80 | 0.64 | 0.05 |
Glucose (mg/dL/y) | 0.50 | 0.11 | 0.07 |
Insulin (μu/mL/y) | 0.79 | 0.67 | 0.70 |
HOMA-IR | 0.18 | 0.14 | 0.44 |
Independent Variables Retained | Syst. BP | Triglycerides | Glucose | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
β†
| p-value | β | p-value | β | p-value | |
Birth Weight (low vs control) | 3.84 | 0.02 | 48.6 | 0.08 | 15.20 | 0.07 |
Gender (male vs female) | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.31 | <0.001 |
Age | 0.39 | 0.40 | 12.21 | 0.01 | 6.60 | <0.001 |
Age2
| 0.06 | 0.002 | -0.44 | 0.04 | -0.31 | <0.001 |
Insulin | 0.11 | 0.03 | 1.16 | <0.001 | 0.22 | 0.02 |
BMI | 0.34 | <0.001 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Birth weight × age | 0.45 | 0.004 | 12.71 | 0.03 | 0.10 | 0.07 |
Birth weight × age2
| -- | -- | 0.55 | 0.02 | 2.65 | 0.10 |