Table 1 Clinical characteristics and leukocyte telomere length in children with obesity versus normal weight

Age (years)

3.31±0.47

3.25±0.66

0.5884

BMI (kg/m²)

19.52±1.71^a

15.05±0.80

< 0.0001

BMI SDS

2.93±1.23^a

-0.41±0.59

< 0.0001

Weight at birth (g)

3527.19±422.21^a

3287.81±448.19

0.0084

Length at birth (cm)

50.33±1.54

49.87±1.51

0.1497

BMI at birth (kg/m²)

13.92±1.26^a

13.46±2.16

0.0069

Gestational age at delivery (wk)

38.98±1.47

38.75±1.48

0.4514

Breast feeding within 3 months

19/40^a

31/42

0.0162

Breast feeding within 6 months

13/37

22/40

0.0803

Leukocyte telomere length (T/S)

0.88±0.36^a

1.05±0.39

0.0433