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. 2013 Jul;101(1):9–17. doi: 10.5935/abc.20130114

Table 4.

Percentages of altered clinical and metabolic variables according to birth weight (BW)

Variables Total Baixo Peso≤2.500g Peso Normal> 2.500g e < 4.000g Alto Peso≥ 4.000g
n (%) 250 20 (8.0)* 202 (80.8)* 28 (11.2)*
Anthropometric data, n (%)
WC > 75th percentile 117 (46.8) 11 (55.0) 89 (44.1) 17 (60.7)
Current BMI
High-normal 113 (45.2) 9 (45.0) 97 (48.0) 7 (25.0)
Overweight 82 (32.8) 7 (35.0) 66 (32.7) 9 (32.1)
Obese 55 (22.0) 4 (20.0) 39 (19.3) 12 (42.9) †
BMI Z-score ≥1 197 (78.8) 16 (80.0) 156 (77.2) 25 (89.3)
BMI Z-score ≥2 112 (44.8) 9 (45.0) 85 (42.1) 18 (64.3)//
Clinical data
SBP > 90th percentile 46 (18.4) 3(15.0) 31 (15.3) 12 (42.9) ‡#
DBP > 90th percentile 40(16.0) 4(20.0) 26(12.9) 10(35.7) α
Metabolic profile, n (%)
         
TC > 170 mg/dl 96(38.4) 9(45.0) 76(37.6) 11(39.3)
Low HDL-C* 135(54.0) 9(45.0) 109(54.0) 17(60.7)
LDL-C > 110mg/dl 72(28.8) 7(35.0) 57(28.2) 8(28.6)
TG ≥ 100mg/dl 69(27.6) 7(35.0) 51(25.2) 11(39.3)
NHDLC > 160mg/dl 8(3.2) 0(0.0) 6(3.0) 2(7.1)
Glycemia ≥ 100mg/dl 5(2.0) 1(5.0) 2(1.0) 2(7.1)
Insulin > 15µUI/L 26(10.4) 1(5.0) 20(10.0) 5(17.9)
HOMA-IR > 3.16 25(10.0) 1(5.0) 19(9.5) 5(17.9)