Table 1.
Characteristics of the Dutch adults examined in 2003–2005
| All participants, including siblings |
Clinic births 1943–47, excluding siblingsa |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | N | Mean or categorical distribution | SD | N | Mean or categorical distribution | SD |
| Age (years) | 971 | 58.4 | 3.8 | 658 | 58.9 | 1.1 |
| Sex (men/women) | 971 | 437/534 | – | 658 | 304/354 | – |
| Birth weight (kg) | (available only for birth sample) | 657 | 3.368 | 0.510 | ||
| Fingerprint Md15 | 837 | 6.6 | 7.4 | 577 | 6.9 | 7.3 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 970 | 98.0 | 11.5 | 657 | 98.8 | 11.6 |
| Midthigh circumference (cm) | 969 | 52.3 | 5.1 | 657 | 52.4 | 5.2 |
| Leg length (cm) | 966 | 81.6 | 5.4 | 654 | 81.5 | 5.4 |
| Diabetes (yes/no/unknown) | 971 | 131/825/15 | – | 658 | 95/550/13 | – |
| Years since diabetes diagnosis (<1/1–7/8–35) | 131 | 71/38/22 | – | 95 | 44/33/18 | – |
| Parent with diabetes (yes/no or unknown) | 971 | 233/738 | – | 658 | 159/499 | – |
| Gestational smoking exposure (yes/no or unknown) | 971 | 196/775 | – | 658 | 137/521 | – |
| Early fetal famine exposure (yes/no) | 971 | 365/606 | 658 | 365/293 | – | |
| Season of mother's last menstrual period (late winter/late summer/other) | (available only for birth sample) | 658 | 118/164/376 | – | ||
aNo birth records are available for siblings.