Table 1.
Sample characteristics.
| Characteristics | Children (n = 1054) | Adults (n = 1147) |
|---|---|---|
| Means (SDa) or % | Means (SDa) or % | |
| Age (years) | 11.4 (0.5) | 43.8 (5.1) |
| Sex (% female) | 52.0 | 86.7 |
| Socioeconomic position | 0.3 (0.9) | 0.3 (1.0) |
| Body mass index z-scoreb | 0.3 (1.0) | |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 27.9 (6.1) | |
| Current BMI status (%) | ||
| Normal | 77.0 | 37.8 |
| Overweight | 14.4 | 32.9 |
| Obese | 8.6 | 29.3 |
| Waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) | 0.4 (0.1) | 0.5 (0.1) |
| Current WHtR status (%) | ||
| <0.5 | 91.4 | 46.1 |
| ≥0.5 | 8.6 | 53.9 |
| Retinal arteriolar calibre (µm) | 159.0 (11.9) | 151.1 (13.9) |
| Retinal venular calibre (µm) | 230.9 (16.5) | 219.0 (18.6) |
| Glycoprotein Acetyls (mmol/L) | 1.0 (0.1) | 1.0 (0.2) |
a.Standard deviation; bBody mass index was transformed to z-scores using the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (US) growth charts.