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. 2020 Feb 13;57(10):683–691. doi: 10.1136/jmedgenet-2019-106561

Table 4.

Cardiometabolic health parameters in cohort as a whole and for the subgroup aged ≥18 years only

All Aged ≥18 years only
N 33 25
Female, n (%) 18 (54.5) 13 (52.0)
Male, n (%) 15 (45.5) 12 (48.0)
BMI SDS (median, IQR) −0.53 (−1.83 to 1.14) −0.47 (−1.83 to 1.53)
Obesity 9.1% (3/33) 12.0% (3/25)
High waist circumference 30.3% (10/33) 36.0% (9/25)
Waist-to-hip ratio in females (median, IQR) 0.820 (0.762–0.893) (n=18) 0.826 (0.767–0.893) (n=13)
Waist-to-hip ratio in males (median, IQR) 0.890 (0.834–0.973) (n=15) 0.932 (0.883–0.977) (n=12)
DXA total fat percentage (median, IQR) 41.31 (29.53–46.88) (n=22) 44.45 (31.45–46.88) (n=18)
DXA subtotal fat percentage (median, IQR) 42.77 (29.83–48.42) (n=22) 46.09 (32.03–48.42) (n=18)
Triglyceride level, mmol/L (median, IQR) 1.00 (0.80–1.50) (n=31) 1.05 (0.80–1.58) (n=24)
High triglyceride level (≥1.7 mmol/L) 16.1% (5/31) 20.8% (5/24)
Glucose level, mmol/L (median, IQR) 4.8 (4.4–5.7) (n=30) 4.95 (4.40–6.18) (n=24)
High blood glucose (≥6.1 mmol/L) 20.0% (6/30) 25.0% (6/24)
Type 2 diabetes mellitus 10.0% (3/30) 12.5% (3/24)
Total cholesterol level, mmol/L (median, IQR) 4.80 (4.30–5.63) (n=32) 5.00 (4.30–5.75) (n=25)
Hypercholesterolaemia (≥5 mmol/L) 43.8% (14/32) 52.0% (13/25)
Hypertension (Alberti criteria 130/85) 27.6% (8/29) 33.3% (8/24)

DXA, dual energy X-ray absorptiometry.