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Table 1 Demographic data and anthropometric variables of the subjectsa

From: U-shaped relationship between birth weight and childhood blood pressure in China

Variables

Total

Boys

Girls

Pb

N = 15,324

N = 7919

N = 7405

Age (y), n (%)

11.54 ± 2.59

11.49 ± 2.60

11.59 ± 2.58

.579

 7

938 (6.1)

506 (6.4)

432 (5.8)

.220

 8

1444 (9.4)

763 (9.6)

681 (9.2)

 

 9

1571 (10.3)

818 (10.3)

753 (10.2)

 

 10

1843 (12.0)

957 (12.1)

886 (12.0)

 

 11

1618 (10.6)

861 (10.9)

757 (10.2)

 

 12

1734 (11.3)

908 (11.5)

826 (11.2)

 

 13

1998 (13.0)

979 (12.4)

1019 (13.8)

 

 14

2059 (13.4)

1042 (13.2)

1017 (13.7)

 

 15

1358 (8.9)

695 (8.8)

663 (9.0)

 

 16

576 (3.8)

288 (3.6)

288 (3.9)

 

 17

185 (1.2)

102 (1.3)

83 (1.1)

 

Weight (kg)

41.42 ± 14.40

42.54 ± 15.63

40.21 ± 12.84

< 0.001

Height (cm)

147.07 ± 15.49

147.89 ± 16.73

146.20 ± 13.99

< 0.001

BMI (kg/m2)

18.58 ± 3.68

18.82 ± 3.89

18.33 ± 3.43

< 0.001

BAZ

< 0.001 ± 1.00

0.06 ± 1.05

−0.07 ± 0.93

< 0.001

Birthweight (g)

3281.0 ± 522.9

3338.9 ± 534.8

3219.2 ± 502.7

< 0.001

Gestational age (wk)

38.44 ± 4.70

38.44 ± 4.81

38.43 ± 4.59

.391

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

104.61 ± 12.10

106.08 ± 12.46

103.04 ± 11.51

< 0.001

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

65.12 ± 8.25

65.56 ± 8.62

64.64 ± 8.01

< 0.001

Hypertension, n (%)

< 0.001

 Normal

13666 (89.2)

6958 (87.9)

6708 (90.6)

 

 Abnormal

1658 (10.8)

961 (12.1)

697 (9.4)

 

Birth weight category (g), n (%)

< 0.001

 < 2000

236 (1.5)

124 (1.6)

112 (1.5)

 

 2000–2499

490 (3.2)

217 (2.7)

273 (2.7)

 

 2500–2999

2398 (15.6)

1066 (13.5)

1332 (18.0)

 

 3000–3499

6445 (42.1)

3084 (38.9)

3361 (45.4)

 

 3500–3999

4095 (26.7)

2350 (29.7)

1745 (23.6)

 

 ≥ 4000

1660 (10.8)

1078 (13.6)

582 (7.9)

 

Area of residence, n (%)

.890

 Chongqing

3094 (20.2)

1550 (19.6)

1544 (20.8)

 

 Hangzhou

3185 (20.8)

1842 (23.6)

1343 (18.1)

 

 Nanning

2592 (16.9)

1328 (16.8)

1264 (17.1)

 

 Beijing

1832 (11.9)

928 (11.7)

904 (12.2)

 

 Shanghai

1545 (10.1)

771 (9.7)

774 (10.4)

 

 Tianjin

3076 (20.1)

1500 (18.9)

1576 (21.3)

 

Season of Birth, n (%)

.322

 Spring

3563 (23.3)

1866 (23.6)

1697 (22.9)

 

 Summer

3834 (25.0)

1976 (25.0

1858 (25.1)

 

 Autumn

4050 (26.4)

2097 (26.5)

1953 (26.4)

 

 Winter

3877 (25.3)

1980 (25.0)

1897 (25.6)

 
  1. Season of birth: spring = infants born in March, April and May; summer = infants born in June, July and August; autumn = infants born in September, October and November; winter = infants born in December, January and February
  2. SD Standard deviation
  3. aQuantitative data are expressed as the mean ± SD (standard deviation), and qualitative data are expressed as frequency (%)
  4. bP for t tests or χ2 tests