Table 1.

CLHNS sample characteristics (n = 2653)

	Maternal variables		Offspring variables
	HT (cm)	AFA (cm2)	BW (kg)	CW (kg)	SBP (mmHg)a	Baseline SES	2005 SES
Males
n	1435	1434	1409	886	885	1434	915
Mean	150.73	14.93	3.08	56.23	112.13	0.07	0.04
Var.	25.15	32.98	0.16	89.46	113.31	4.51	7.34
Range	136.10–169.20	3.75–55.47	1.58–4.8	36–110.2	85.33–175.33	−2.03–8.03	−4.15–13.33
Percentile
10th	144.2	9.01	2.55	46	100	−1.77	−2.90
25th	147.25	11.04	2.8	50	106	−1.37	−1.95
50th	150.55	13.66	3.06	55	110	−0.70	−0.41
75th	154	17.52	3.32	60	120	0.88	1.25
90th	157.15	22.24	3.62	69	126.67	3.16	4.00
Females
n	1218	1218	1200	737	737	1218	757
Mean	150.58	14.84	3.02	46.45	99.36	0.04	0.15
SD	25.02	33.23	0.16	67.09	104.95	4.31	6.94
Range	134.2–166.65	4.48–47.90	1.81–4.8	30–105	60.67–138	−2.03–8.03	−4.15–13.33
Percentile
10th	144.45	9.01	2.5	38	88.67	−1.77	−2.77
25th	147.3	11.05	2.72	41	91.33	−1.39	−1.86
50th	150.475	13.66	3	45	100	−0.70	−0.20
75th	153.75	17.52	3.26	50	105.33	0.81	1.46
90th	157	22.24	3.51	57	111.33	3.00	3.61

^aMean of three observed SBP values.

AFA, arm fat area; BW, birth weight; CW, current weight; HT, height; SBP, systolic blood pressure; SES, socio-economic status.