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. 2013 Mar 5;23(2):103–108. doi: 10.2188/jea.JE20120107

Table 1. Physical characteristics and cardiovascular risk factors of participants.

  Total (n = 1624) Boys (n = 817) Girls (n = 807)
At birth      
 Weight, kg 3.03 ± 0.43 3.08 ± 0.44 2.98 ± 0.41a
 Length, cm 49.1 ± 2.5 49.4 ± 2.6 48.8 ± 2.3a
 BMI, kg/m2 12.5 ± 1.5 12.6 ± 1.5 12.5 ± 1.4
At age 1.5 years      
 Weight, kg 10.4 ± 1.3 10.7 ± 1.3 10.2 ± 1.1a
 Height, cm 79.2 ± 3.9 79.8 ± 4.1 78.7 ± 3.5a
 BMI, kg/m2 16.6 ± 1.4 16.8 ± 1.4 16.4 ± 1.3a
At age 3 years      
 Weight, kg 13.7 ± 1.6 13.9 ± 1.6 13.4 ± 1.5a
 Height, cm 92.3 ± 4.0 92.8 ± 4.2 91.9 ± 3.6a
 BMI, kg/m2 16.0 ± 1.2 16.1 ± 1.1 15.9 ± 1.3a
At age 13–14 years      
 Weight, kg 46.8 ± 8.0 47.6 ± 8.9 46.0 ± 6.9a
 Height, cm 156.5 ± 7.1 158.5 ± 7.9 154.4 ± 5.3a
 BMI, kg/m2 19.1 ± 2.5 18.8 ± 2.5 19.3 ± 2.5a
 SBP, mm Hg 109.9 ± 10.2 110.8 ± 9.9 108.9 ± 10.3a
 DBP, mm Hg 59.3 ± 6.8 58.7 ± 6.6 59.9 ± 7.0a
 HDL-C, mmol/L 1.74 ± 0.34 1.71 ± 0.33 1.78 ± 0.34a
 LDL-C, mmol/L 2.28 ± 0.54 2.18 ± 0.51 2.38 ± 0.56a
 Overweight, % 7.8 8.8 6.7

BMI, body mass index; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.

Values are listed as mean ± standard deviation or as a percentage.

aP < 0.01 vs boys.