Table 2.
Description of the ACEs and adiposity measures of participants with complete data compared with participants with missing data or lost to follow‐up: ALSPAC study, United Kingdom, and 1993 Pelotas Cohort, Brazil
| ALSPAC | 1993 Pelotas Cohort | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Participants included in the analysis | Participants excluded from the analysis | P valuea | Participants included in the analysis | Participants excluded from the analysis | P valuea | |
| ACEs | ||||||
| Physical abuse | n = 4,444 | n = 7,848 | 0.001 | n = 3,924 | n = 165 | 0.458 |
| 4.8% | 3.5% | 7.0 % | 8.3% | |||
| Sexual abuse | n = 4,444 | n = 7,596 | 0.589 | n = 3,924 | n = 247 | 0.192 |
| 0.5% | 0.5% | 1.4 % | 2.4 % | |||
| Domestic violence | n = 4,444 | n = 7,266 | < 0.001 | n = 3,924 | n = 240 | 0.378 |
| 7.5% | 11.4% | 10.3% | 12.1% | |||
| Parental separation | n = 4,444 | n = 8,664 | 0.012 | n = 3,924 | n = 398 | 0.697 |
| 26.3% | 24.3% | 33.21% | 34.1% | |||
| Separation from parents | n = 4,444 | n = 7,605 | < 0.001 | n = 3,924 | n = 248 | < 0.001 |
| 24.3% | 20.5% | 8.4% | 15.3% | |||
| Maternal mental health problems | n = 4,444 | n = 5,798 | < 0.001 | n = 3,924 | n = 479 | 0.174 |
| 8.4% | 11,0% | 39.8% | 43.01% | |||
| Parental alcohol or drug problems | n = 4,444 | n = 9,096 | 0.839 | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ |
| 9.6% | 9.7% | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ||
| Physical neglect | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | n = 3,924 | n = 223 | 0.909 |
| ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | 4.8% | 4.9% | ||
| Emotional neglect | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | n = 3,924 | n = 255 | 0.580 |
| ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | 20.1% | 21.6% | ||
| Parental death | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | n = 3,924 | n = 601 | 0.005 |
| ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | 7.2% | 10.5% | ||
| ACE score | 0.002 | 0.978 | ||||
| 0 | 50.4% | 49.2% | 39.6% | 39.8% | ||
| 1 | 33.2% | 31.4% | 28.0% | 28.2% | ||
| 2 | 12.0% | 13.8% | 13.6% | 14.3% | ||
| 3+ | 4.4% | 5.5% | 18.8% | 17.7% | ||
| Adiposity measures | ||||||
| BMI at 15 y (kg/m2) | n = 3,874 | n = 1,279 | 0.005 | n = 3,830 | n = 273 | 0.533 |
| Mean (SD) | 21.35 (3.46) | 21.68 (3.82) | 21.46 (3.99) | 21.62 (3.66) | ||
| WC at 15 y (cm) | n = 3,219 | n = 1,043 | 0.315 | n = 3,829 | n = 273 | 0.137 |
| Mean (SD) | 76.55 (8.74) | 76.87 (9.42) | 70.60 (8.82) | 71.42 (8.28) | ||
| BMI at 18 y (kg/m2) | n = 3,542 | n = 1,195 | < 0.001 | n = 3,581 | n = 392 | 0.645 |
| Mean (SD) | 22.71 (4.07) | 23.18 (4.56) | 23.45 (4.55) | 23.34 (4.11) | ||
| FMI at 18 y (kg/m2) | n = 3,418 | n = 1,117 | 0.005 | n = 3,471 | n = 381 | 0.001 |
| Mean (SD) | 6.25 (3.64) | 6.62 (4.03) | 6.40 (3.90) | 5.73 (3.65) | ||
| Android fat at 18 y (%) | n = 3,433 | n = 1,122 | 0.228 | n = 3,475 | n = 381 | < 0.001 |
| Mean (SD) | 6.92 (1.32) | 6.98 (1.38) | 7.86 (1.42) | 8.15 (1.44) | ||
a
χ2 test for difference between participants with complete data and participants with missing data or lost to follow‐up.
ACE, adverse childhood experience; FMI, fat mass index; WC, waist circumference.