Table 1.
Characteristic and biochemical parameters of study subjects.
| Biochemical Parameters | Fathers (n = 6) | Mothers (n = 16) | Boys (n = 18) | Girls (n = 8) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 42.0 ± 2.8 | 42.4 ± 6.0 | 11.9 ± 3.8 | 10.1 ± 2.0 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 24.8 ± 1.3 | 23.5 ± 3.4 | - | - |
| BMI percentile | - | - | 48.9 ± 32.7 | 52.1 ± 29.8 |
| TC (mmol/L) | 4.70 ± 0.61 | 4.67 ± 0.55 | 4.35 ± 0.53 | 4.15 ± 0.48 |
| HDL-C (mmol/L) 1 | 1.36 ± 0.33 | 1.73 ± 0.35 | 1.56 ± 0.28 | 1.54 ± 0.31 |
| LDL-C (mmol/L) | 2.83 ± 0.67 | 2.53 ± 0.49 | 2.36 ± 0.42 | 2.20 ± 0.52 |
| TC/HDL-C 1 | 3.62 ± 0.88 | 2.79 ± 0.63 | 2.84 ± 0.42 | 2.79 ± 0.60 |
| ApoB100 (g/L) | 0.89 ± 0.22 | 0.77 ± 0.11 | 0.72 ± 0.12 | 0.67 ± 0.15 |
| TG (mmol/L) | 1.13 ± 0.35 | 0.88 ± 0.34 | 0.94 ± 0.39 | 0.89 ± 0.41 |
| Glucose (mmol/L) 2 | 5.25 ± 0.38 | 5.19 ± 0.34 | 4.92 ± 0.24 | 4.73 ± 0.14 |
| Insulin (pmol/L) | 56.3 ± 8.0 | 70.4 ± 38.7 | 69.4 ± 22.5 | 81.0 ± 40.8 |
| SBP (mm Hg) 1 | 117.5 ± 12.5 | 103.7 ± 8.9 | 103.2 ± 9.9 | 108.0 ± 11.3 |
| DBP (mm Hg) | 70.7 ± 13.6 | 63.3 ± 8.2 | 58.3 ± 8.1 | 65.6 ± 8.5 |
| CRP (mg/L) | 0.45 ± 0.39 | 0.89 ± 0.93 | 0.47 ± 0.79 | 0.33 ± 0.22 |
All values are means ± SD. 1 Means are significantly different (p ≤ 0.05) between fathers and mothers; 2 Means are significantly different (p ≤ 0.05) between boys and girls. Abbreviations: apolipoprotein B100 (ApoB100), C-reactive protein (CRP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), systolic blood pressure (SBP), standard deviation (SD), total cholesterol (TC), total cholesterol/HDL-C (TC/HDL-C), triglycerides (TG).