Table 2.
Characteristics of the adult population of the Amsterdam Growth and Health Longitudinal Study
| Men | Women | |||
| WT | VC | WT | VC | |
| Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | |
| Birth weight (kg) | 3.64 ± 0.47 | 3.40 ± 0.39 | 3.44 ± 0.53 | 3.41 ± 0.52 |
| Height (m) | 1.84 ± 0.08 | 1.83 ± 0.07 | 1.71 ± 0.06 | 1.72 ± 0.06 |
| Weight (kg) | 84.1 ± 10.8 | 85.2 ± 10.8 | 67.5 ± 9.3 | 69.2 ± 11.8 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 23.5 ± 2.6 | 24.5 ± 2.4 | 22.4 ± 2.9 | 22.8 ± 3.8 |
| Fat-mass (kg) | 13.7 ± 5.0 | 15.3 ± 5.6 | 17.7 ± 5.3 | 18.4 ± 6.4 |
| Fat-free mass (kg) | 66.1 ± 6.6 | 66.3 ± 5.7 | 47.3 ± 4.5 | 48.7 ± 5.9 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 85.3 ± 7.5 | 85.9 ± 8.8 | 73.3 ± 8.9 | 73.4 ± 8.0 |
| Waist-to-hip ratio | 0.95 ± 0.04 | 0.96 ± 0.05 | 0.83 ± 0.08 | 0.82 ± 0.08 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 121.0 ± 8.9 | 122.7 ± 14.4 | 110.7 ± 10.6 | 111.8 ± 12.0 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 66.4 ± 6.4 | 67.2 ± 8.6 | 63.1 ± 7.2 | 61.6 ± 6.9 |
| LDL concentration (mmol/l) | 3.22 ± 0.80 | 3.52 ± 0.87 | 2.80 ± 0.81 | 2.97 ± 0.70 |
| Carotid intima-media thickness (mm) | 0.628 ± 0.099 | 0.636 ± 0.095 | 0.616 ± 0.086 | 0.631 ± 0.101 |
| Resting heart rate (b/min) | 73 ± 12 | 69 ± 11 | 72 ± 12 | 70 ± 12 |
| Glycated hemoglobin (%) | 5.3 ± 0.5 | 5.3 ± 0.3 | 5.3 ± 0.4 | 5.3 ± 0.3 |
Data is presented as means ± standard deviations (SD),
†WT, Wild type; VC, Variant carrier LDL – low lipoprotein