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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Jul 28.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Clin Nutr. 2011 Jan 12;93(3):628–635. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.110.003921

Table 1.

Characteristics of the mothers and children at birth 5 years and 9.5 years in the Mysore Parthenon cohort

Variable Boys N=244 Girls N=267
N Mean /
[%]
(SD) N Mean /
[%]
(SD)
Maternal
 25(OH)D (nmol/l)* 24
4
38.0 (23.5,
53.75)
267 40.5 (23.75,
61.5)
 Age (years) 24
4
24.0 (4.3) 267 23.9 (4.3)
5 years
 Body mass index (kg/m2) 24
3
13.6 (1.1) 263 13.6 (1.2)
 Height (cm) 24
3
106.6 (4.3) 263 105.1 (4.4)
 Arm muscle area (cm2) 24
3
13.7 (1.8) 263 12.9 (1.8)
 Subscapular skinfold (mm)* 24
3
5.4 (4.8, 6.2) 263 6.0 (5.1, 7.7)
 Triceps skinfold (mm)* 24
3
7.2 (6.3, 8.5) 263 8.0 (6.9, 9.8)
 Waist (cm) 24
3
46.0 (2.8) 262 46.0 (2.8)
 Fat mass (kg) 24
2
3.6 (0.9) 263 4.1 (1.1)
 Fat percentage 24
2
23.2 (4.9) 263 27.4 (5.1)
 Fat-free mass (kg) 24
2
11.9 (1.6) 263 10.9 (1.4)
 Fat-free percentage 24
2
76.9 (4.9) 263 72.6 (5.1)
 Fasting glucose (mmol/l) 24
1
4.8 (0.5) 261 4.8 (0.5)
 Fasting insulin (pmol/l)* 24
1
17.8 (11.3, 28.2) 261 22.5 (15.0, 34.7)
 Insulin resistance (HOMA)* 24
1
0.6 (0.4, 1.0) 260 0.8 (0.5, 1.2)
 30-minute insulin increment* 23
9
15.0 (9.1, 26.0) 257 19.8 (12.9, 27.8)
 Triglyceride (mmol/l)* 24
2
0.8 (0.6, 1.1) 261 0.8 (0.6, 1.1)
 Total cholesterol (mmol/l) 24
2
3.5 (0.6) 261 3.5 (0.8)
 HDL cholesterol (mmol/l) 24
2
1.1 (0.3) 261 1.1 (0.4)
 Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) 24
3
97.7 (8.5) 261 95.9 (8.1)
 Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) 24
3
58.6 (6.7) 261 57.7 (6.8)
9.5 years
 Body mass index (kg/m2) 22
5
14.7 (1.8) 244 14.7 (2.0)
 Height (cm) 22
5
131.6 (5.5) 244 130.6 (6.0)
 Arm muscle area (cm2) 22
5
18.5 (3.1) 244 17.3 (3.3)
 Subscapular skinfold (mm)* 22
5
6.3 (5.4, 8.1) 243 8.0 (6.3, 10.4)
 Triceps skinfold (mm)* 22
5
8.4 (7.0, 10.2) 244 10.4 (8.6, 13.3)
 Waist (cm) 22
5
54.5 (5.3) 243 54.7 (5.9)
 Fat mass (kg) 22
5
6.3 (2.3) 244 7.7 (2.7)
 Fat percentage 22
5
24.4 (6.2) 244 30.1 (5.9)
 Fat-free mass (kg) 22
5
19.2 (3.0) 244 17.5 (3.0)
 Fat-free percentage 22
5
75.6 (6.2) 244 69.9 (5.9)
 Grip strength (kg) 22
5
12.5 (2.2) 244 10.8 (2.0)
 Fasting glucose (mmol/l) 22
1
4.7 (0.4) 240 4.7 (0.4)
 Fasting insulin (pmol/l)* 22
1
19.8 (12.0, 28.8) 240 27.0 (17.7, 36.3)
 Insulin resistance (HOMA)* 22
1
0.7 (0.4, 1.0) 240 0.9 (0.6, 1.2)
 30-minute insulin increment* 21
3
26.2 (16.8, 45.5) 236 35.8 (21.6, 50.5)
 Triglyceride (mmol/l)* 22
1
0.8 (0.6, 1.0) 240 0.9 (0.7, 1.2)
 Total cholesterol (mmol/l) 22
1
3.8 (0.6) 240 3.9 (0.7)
 HDL cholesterol (mmol/l) 22
1
1.1 (0.2) 240 1.1 (0.2)
 Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) 22
5
102.4 (8.5) 244 100.1 (8.5)
 Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) 22
5
58.7 (7.0) 244 58.2 (6.4)
*

Median (IQR)