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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr. 2007 Oct 22;152(2):185–190. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2007.08.007

Table I.

Sample characteristics.

Childhood Assessment Adult Follow-up
N Percent N Percent

Sex
  Male 276 45.2 276 45.2
  Female 335 58.8 335 58.8
Race
  White 434 71 434 71
  Black 177 29 177 29
Mean SD Mean SD
Age (years) 12.7 3.2 38.6 3.5
BMI (percentile) 55 29.2 - -
WC (cm) - - 96.8 16.8
FG (mg/dL) 86.7 8 92.1 29
TG (mg/dL) 76.6 40.7 137.2 142
HDL (mg/dL) 53.8 12.7 46.4 15.4
SBP (mmHg) 107.3 6.5 119.8 15.7
SBP (percentile) 40.1 28.9 - -
DBP (mmHg) 63.1 3.3 79 11.1
DBP (percentile) 48.1 28 - -

Note. Abbreviations used:

BMI Body mass index

FG Fasting glucose

TG Triglycerides

HDL High density lipoprotein cholesterol

SBP Systolic blood pressure

DBP Diastolic blood pressure