Table 1.
Participant characteristics (n = 124, 52% girls)
| All | Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years (mean, SD) | 13.2 (0.7) | 13.3 (0.6) | 13.2 (0.7) |
| Height, cm (mean, SD) | 165.9 (8.3) | 164.7 (7.9) | 167.4 (8.5) |
| BMIa (kg/m2) (mean, SD) | 19.1 (7.9) | 19.2 (7.9) | 19.1 (8.3) |
| Overweighta (%) | 13.7 | 15 | 12 |
| Obesea (%) | 13.7 | 12 | 15 |
| Born to GDM mothersb (%) | 62 | 57 | 68 |
| Parental educational level (%) | |||
| High level of education | 21 | 26 | 15 |
| Medium level of education | 32.5 | 29 | 36 |
| Skilled workers | 32.5 | 30 | 36 |
| Student | 0.8 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Unskilled | 12 | 14 | 11 |
| Unemployed | 0.8 | 0 | 1.8 |
BMI body mass index = weight (kg)/height (m)2 GDM gestational diabetes mellitus
aClassification by Cole et al. [30]
bAdolescents born to mothers with registered gestational diabetes