Table 1.
Clinical characteristics of the mother–child dyads from the Genetics of Glucose regulation in Gestation and Growth (Gen3G) cohort.
| Participant Clinical Data n = 262 | Mean ± SD |
|---|---|
| Maternal characteristics | |
| 1st trimester of pregnancy | |
| Age (years) | 28.6 ± 4.2 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 25.5 ± 5.5 |
| Smoking during pregnancy | |
| Yes | 7.4% |
| No | 91.8% |
| Glucose 1 h post 50 g GCT (mmol/l) | 5.0 ± 2.2 |
| 2nd trimester of pregnancy | |
| Fasting Glucose (mmol/L) | 4.2 ± 0.3 |
| Glucose 2 h post 75 g OGTT (mmol/L) | 5.9 ± 1.4 |
| Child characteristics | |
| At birth | |
| Gestational age at birth (weeks) | 39.6 ± 1.0 |
| Sex | |
| Boys | 55% |
| Girls | 45% |
| Birthweight (kg) | 3.4 ± 0.4 |
| Cord blood leptin levels (ng/mL) | 15,028 ± 12,791 |
| At 3-years-old | |
| Age (months) | 40.5 ± 3.0 |
| Weight (kg) | 15.2 ± 1.7 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 16.1 ± 1.2 |
| BMI z-scores | 0.5 ± 0.9 |
| Sum of skinfolds thicknesses (mm)α | 17.5 ± 3.6 |
| Ratio of skinfold thicknesses (SS:TR)α | 0.6 ± 0.1 |
BMI: Body mass index; GCT: glucose challenge test; OGTT; OGTT: Oral glucose tolerance test; SS: Suprascapular; TR: Tricipital. n = 259.