Table III.
Comparison of anthropometric measures in offspring of preeclamptic and normotensive pregnancies at age 14 y expressed as mean ± SD or n (%)
| Entire Group
|
Males | Females
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No HTN
|
PreE
|
p | No HTN
|
PreE
|
P | No HTN
|
PreE
|
P | |
| n = 121 | n = 51 | n = 55 | n = 22 | n = 66 | n = 29 | ||||
| Weight, kg | 58 ± 15 | 62 ± 19 | .07 | 57 ± 13 | 71 ± 22 | <.01 | 58 ± 17 | 56 ± 13 | .92 |
| Weight Z score | 0.21 ± 1.21 | 0.56 ± 1.38 | .10 | 0.14 ± 1.14 | 0.93 ± 1.73 | <.01 | 0.27 ± 1.26 | 0.29 ± 0.98 | .96 |
| Height, cm | 161 ± 8 | 161 ± 10 | .83 | 165 ± 9 | 167 ± 11 | .26 | 158 ± 7 | 156 ± 7 | .32 |
| Height Z score | −0.37 ± 1.04 | −0.43 ± 1.23 | .73 | −0.20 ± 1.04 | −0.01 ± 1.26 | .34 | −0.51 ± 1.02 | −0.75 ± 1.13 | .34 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 22 ± 6 | 24 ± 6 | .06 | 20 ± 4 | 25 ± 7 | <.01 | 23 ± 6 | 23 ± 5 | .68 |
| BMI Z score | 0.34 ± 1.13 | 0.73 ± 1.23 | .04 | 0.13 ± 1.16 | 0.91 ± 1.44 | <.01 | 0.51 ± 1.09 | 0.60 ± 1.05 | .66 |
| Overweight, BMI 85-<95th percentile | 14 (12) | 10 (20) | .03 | 5 (9) | 4 (18) | <.01 | 9 (14) | 6 (21) | .55 |
| Obese, BMI ≥95th percentile | 18 (15) | 14 (27) | 6 (11) | 8 (36) | 12 (18) | 6 (21) | |||
| Percent body fat* | 24 ± 9 | 27 ± 9 | .09 | 18 ± 7 | 22 ± 10 | .05 | 30 ± 7 | 31 ± 7 | .59 |
| Waist circumference, cm* | 77 ± 14 | 82 ± 16 | .07 | 74.9 ± 12.9 | 87.1 ± 20.8 | .01 | 79.3 ± 14.8 | 78.1 ± 10.8 | .79 |
| Waist circumference >90th percentile* | 19 (17) | 13 (27) | .20 | 7 (14) | 8 (38) | 03 | 12 (20) | 5 (18) | .99 |
| Subscapular skinfold thickness, mm† | 15 ± 10 | 19 ± 10 | .04 | 12 ± 8 | 18 ± 12 | 02 | 18 ± 10 | 19 ± 9 | .52 |
| Triceps skinfold thickness, mm* | 15 ± 8 | 18 ± 9 | .03 | 11 ± 7 | 16 ± 10 | .04 | 19 ± 8 | 20 ± 8 | .41 |
*
Female = 88 (No HTN = 60, PreE = 28); male = 72 (No HTN = 51, PreE = 21).
†
Female = 87 (No HTN = 59, PreE = 28); male = 72 (No HTN = 51, PreE = 21).