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. 2019 Mar 11;19:75. doi: 10.1186/s12887-019-1445-3

Table 1.

Characteristics of Pelotas Cohort participants who had weight and height data in childhood, adolescence and adulthood

Variable N % or Mean (SD)
Sex
 Male 2002 (70,2)
 Female 851 (8, 29)
Ethnicity
 White 1721 (75,5)
 Black/brown 486 (3, 21)
 Others 74 (2, 3)
Family income at birth (tertile)
 1(poorest) 717 (33,3)
 2 786 (33,4)
 3 716 (33,3)
Mother schooling at birth (years)
 0–4 928 (32.6)
 5–8 1229 (43.1)
 9–11 311 (10.9)
 12 or more 382 (13.4)
Birth weight (g)
 <  2500 178 (2, 6)
 2500 a 3499 1723 (60,4)
 ≥ 3500 951 (33,4)
Gestational age (weeks)
 < 37 119 (5.2)
 37–41 1931 (84.5)
 ≥42) 234 (10.3)
 Childhood 684 (4, 25)
 Overweight 216 (8.0)
Obesity
 Adolescence 234 (11.7)
 Overweight 102 (5.1)
Obesity
Adulthood
 Overweight 836 (37.8)
 Obese 509 (23.0)
Cardio metabolic risk factors at 30 years
 Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) 123.8(13.9)
 Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) 75.9(9.5)
 Random glucose (mg/dl) 90.0(25.2)
 HDL cholesterol (mg/dl) 56.4(13.2)
 LDL cholesterol (mg/dl) 110.7(28.9)
 Triglycerides (mg/dl) 128.0(111.7)
 Fat mass (%) 28.5(10. 8)
Overweight patterns
 Never 762 (26.7)
 Chilhood or adolescence only 544 (19.1)
 Adulthood only 553 (19.4)
 Childhood + adulthood 530 (18.5)
 Adolescence + adulthood 134 (4.7)
 Always 330 (11.6)
Total 2853