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

Table 3.

Associations between obesity during childhood, adolescence and adulthood and cardio metabolic outcomes in the 82 Pelotas cohort

SBP (mmHg) DBP (mmHg) Random glucose (mg/dl) HDL Cholesterol (mg/dl) LDL cholesterol (mg/dl) Triglycerides (mg / dl)
n Mean (95%CI) β* (95%CI) Mean (95%CI) β* (95%CI) Mean (95%CI) β** (95%CI) Mean (95%CI) β** (95%CI) Mean (95%CI) β** (95%CI) Mean (95%CI) β** (95%CI)
2853
Obesity pattern
Never 2036 121.6 (121.0;122.3) Reference 74.1 (73.7;74.6) Reference 87.6 (86.7;88.6) Reference 57.5 (58.9;58.2) Reference 108.4 (107.0;109.9) Reference 115.9 (111.8;120.0) Reference
Chilhood or adolescence onlya 253 122.4 (120.6;124.2) −0.5 (− 2.2;1.3) 74.2 (72.9;75.5) − 0.2 (− 1.6;1.1) 88.3 (85.6;90.1) 0.1 (− 3.6;3.9) 57.0 (55.1;58.9) −0.3 (− 2.2; 1.6) 108.8 (104.7;113.0) − 0.3 (− 4.74.1) 112.9 (99.0;126.9) 1.0 (0.9;1.1)
Adulthood onlyb 343 129.8
(128.3;131.2)
8.4
(7.0;9.8)
81.5
(80.5;82.5)
7.4
(6.4;8.5)
94.6
(91.2;98.1)
7.2
(4.2;10.1)
53.1
(51.8;54.4)
−4.5
(−6.0;-3.0)
117.9
(114.8;121.0)
9.4
(5.9;12.8)
169.1
(148.6;189.6)
1.4
(1.3;1.5)
Childhood + adulthood 85 127.0
(124.7;1291.3)
4.6
(1.9;7.3)
79.8
(78.1;81.5)
5.5
(3.5;7.5)
88.8
(85.6;92.0)
0.6
(−5.1;6.3)
52.4
(50.0;54.8)
−4.8
(−7.7;-2.0)
119.3
(112.4;126.1)
10.1
(3.4;16.8)
156.5
133.2;179.8
1.3
(1.2;1.5)
Adolescence + adulthood 85 134.3
(130.2;138.3)
13.3
(10.6;16.0)
83.8
(81.4;86.2)
9.9
(7.8;11.9)
114.5
(101.0;128.0)
27.2
(21.4;32.9)
52.5
(49.6;55.4)
−5.6
(−8.5;-2.7)
118.3
(110.9;125.8)
9.7
(2.9;16.5)
172.8
(142.7;202.9)
1.5
(1.3;1.7)
Always 51 137.9
(131.6;144.2)
14.8
(10.6;18.0)
85.4
(81.8;89.0)
10.9
(8.1;13.7)
108.0
(87.9;128.1)
19.2
(11.4;26.9)
51.5
(47.1;55.9)
−5.4
(−9.4;-1.5)
112.2
(102.8;121.7)
1.9
(−7.2;11.1)
184.4
(132.5;236.3)
1.4
(1.2;1.6)

*Adjusted for sex, birth weight, skin color, family income at birth, maternal schooling and maternal smoking during pregnancy

**Adjusted for sex, birth weight, skin color, family income at birth, maternal schooling, maternal smoking during pregnancy and fasting time

aOverweight/ obesity (BMI/age) WHO charts, 2006

bAdults only: overweight BMI ≥25; obesity BMI ≥ 30