Table 2.
Characteristics of offspring born into the intervention and control groups in the ROLO cohort at five years of age.
| Total | Intervention | Control | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Child Characteristics at the Five Year Follow-Up | n | Mean/Median | SD/IQR | n | Mean/Median | SD/IQR | n | Mean/Median | SD/IQR | p |
| Age (mean, SD, years) | 63 | 5.10 | 0.11 | 31 | 5.08 | 0.12 | 32 | 5.12 | 0.1 | 0.134 |
| Weight (mean, SD, kg) | 63 | 20.28 | 2.33 | 31 | 20.43 | 2.49 | 32 | 20.13 | 2.21 | 0.624 |
| Weight centile (median, IQR) | 63 | 71 | 45 | 31 | 70 | 48 | 32 | 74.5 | 20.5 | 0.625 |
| Change in weight centiles from birth to five years (mean, SD) | 63 | 8.9 | 30.95 | 31 | 9.94 | 30.53 | 32 | 7.9 | 31.79 | 0.799 |
| Height (mean, SD, cm) | 63 | 111.26 | 4.13 | 31 | 110.98 | 4.12 | 32 | 111.53 | 4.19 | 0.599 |
| Height centile (median, IQR) | 63 | 63 | 47 | 31 | 63 | 48 | 32 | 65 | 47.75 | 0.67 |
| BMI (mean, SD, kg/m2) | 63 | 16.35 | 1.32 | 31 | 16.55 | 1.46 | 32 | 16.16 | 1.15 | 0.237 |
| BMI centile (median, IQR) | 63 | 69 | 39 | 31 | 71 | 35 | 32 | 68.5 | 40.75 | 0.437 |
| Chest circumference (mean, SD, cm) | 63 | 56.44 | 2.62 | 31 | 57.05 | 2.61 | 32 | 55.84 | 2.53 | 0.066 |
| Abdomen circumference (mean, SD, cm) | 63 | 54.41 | 5.61 | 31 | 55.76 | 4.15 | 32 | 53.11 | 6.53 | 0.059 |
| Waist to height ratio (mean, SD) | 63 | 0.49 | 0.05 | 31 | 0.5 | 0.03 | 32 | 0.48 | 0.07 | 0.068 |
| Sum of skinfolds (median, IQR, mm) | 55 | 34.8 | 13.6 | 28 | 35.25 | 14.48 | 27 | 33.5 | 10 | 0.853 |
| Subscapular and Triceps skinfold (median, IQR, mm) | 55 | 15.28 | 3.89 | 27 | 15.89 | 4.6 | 28 | 14.69 | 3.15 | 0.256 |
| Subscular:triceps skinfold ratio (mean, SD) | 55 | 0.62 | 0.16 | 27 | 0.64 | 0.21 | 28 | 0.61 | 0.13 | 0.16 |
Normally distributed data are given as the mean and SD, and non-normally distributed data are given as the median and IQR. BMI: body mass index; GI: glycemic index; SD: standard deviation; IQR: interquartile range. Statistical comparisons were done with Student’s t-test, Mann–Whitney U, or chi-square tests.