Table 1.
Mean* of select demographic and dietary characteristics from birth to 22y CLHNS (1983–2005)
| Covariate | Birth | Age 2 | Age 11 | Age 15 | Age 19 | Age 22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | 3080 | 2456 | 2181 | 2089 | 2023 | 1888 |
| Maternal education (years) | 7.56 ± 3.72 | |||||
| Maternal height (cm) | 150.56 ± 5.00 | |||||
| Household Assets (range 1–11)** | 2.51 ± 1.94 | 2.65 ± 1.96 | 4.00±2.19 | 4.68±2.17 | 5.17±2.09 | 5.23 ± 2.03 |
| Household Urbanicity (range 0–70) ** | 30.58 ± 12.61 | 28.41 ± 13.69 | 35.97±13.21 | 39.08±13.69 | 41.96±13.84 | 41.04 ± 13.35 |
| Offspring weight (kg) ** | 3.00 ± 0.42 | 9.78 ± 1.23 | 28.46±6.08 | 44.48±7.88 | 49.79±8.69 | 51.62 ± 9.99 |
| Offspring length/height (cm) ** | 49.07±2.07 | 79.15 ± 3.68 | 133.81±7.51 | 153.97±7.81 | 157.15±8.13 | 157.44 ± 8.21 |
| Offspring BMI (kg/m2) ** | 15.56±1.23 | 15.75±2.06 | 18.69±2.48 | 20.11±2.76 | 20.74 ± 3.15 | |
| Offspring lean mass (kg) | 39.36 ± 9.22 | |||||
| Offspring fat mass (kg) | 12.27 ± 5.36 | |||||
| Offspring education (years) | 10.84 ± 3.65 | |||||
| Duration of breastfeeding (months) | 12.39 ± 8.32 | |||||
| Male (%) | 52.99 | |||||
| Energy intake (kcal)** | 713.58± 359.34 | 1719.72± 821.95 | 1587.99± 672.83 | 1871.96± 820.84 | 1940.12± 832.18 | |
| Protein (g/kcal body weight) ** | 2.04± 1.05 | 1.96± 0.96 | 1.10± 0.49 | 1.36± 0.63 | 1.44± 0.67 | |
| Protein (g) ** | 16.94± 8.31 | 54.58± 26.36 | 48.46± 22.03 | 67.01± 31.31 | 73.23± 34.66 | |
| Protein (% of energy intake) | 9.87±3.85 | 13.06±3.46 | 12.37±2.91 | 14.64±3.92 | 15.33±4.25 | |
| Fat (g) ** | 11.80± 14.60 | 24.32± 20.67 | 41.43± 32.30 | 61.11± 45.42 | 51.68± 39.87 | |
| Carbohydrates (g) ** | 127.36± 51.69 | 200.27± 79.47 | 252.37± 101.58 | 259.95± 111.12 | 263.62± 109.31 |
*
Mean ± SD unless otherwise indicated;
**
Anova shows that means vary significantly across the survey years shown p<0.05