Table 1 Children’s and mothers’ characteristics across low and high-risk maternal clusters: Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study (TLGS)
| Â | Â | Maternal risk clusters | Â | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | Total n = 1669 | Low risk n = 1019 (61.1) | High risk n = 650 (38.9) | P-value |
Child’s characteristics | ||||
 Age (years) | 13.96 ± 2.89 | 13.63 ± 2.94 | 14.47 ± 2.73 | < 0.001 |
 BMI (Kg/m2) | 19.43 ± 3.96 | 18.94 ± 3.79 | 20.20 ± 4.10 | < 0.001 |
 Sex | 0.79 | |||
  Male | 815(48.8) | 495(48.6) | 320(49.2) |  |
  Female | 854(51.2) | 524(51.4) | 330(50.8) |  |
Maternal characteristics | ||||
 Age (years) | 40.27 ± 6.90 | 38.61 ± 6.16 | 42.87 ± 718 | < 0.001 |
 Education | < 0.001 | |||
  Illiterate/ Primary | 616(36.9) | 293(28.8) | 323(49.7) |  |
  Secondary | 972(58.2) | 657(64.5) | 315(48.5) |  |
  Higher | 81(4.9) | 69(6.8) | 12(1.8) |  |
 Employment | < 0.001 | |||
  Housewife | 1521(91.1) | 891(87.4) | 630(96.9) |  |
  Employed | 148(8.9) | 128(12.6) | 20(3. 1) |  |
 Metabolic syndrome | < 0.001 | |||
  No | 1059(63.5) | 996(97.7) | 63(9.7) |  |
  Yes | 610(36.5) | 23(2.3) | 587(90.3) |  |
 Hypertension | < 0.001 | |||
  No | 1368(82) | 1009(99) | 359(55.2) |  |
  Yes | 301(18) | 10(1) | 291(44.8) |  |
 Bodyweight status | < 0.001 | |||
  Normal | 359(21.5) | 313(30.7) | 46(7.1) |  |
  Overweight | 755(45.2) | 511(50.1) | 244(37.5) |  |
  Obese | 555(33.3) | 195(19.1) | 360(55.4) |  |
 Diabetes | < 0.001 | |||
  No | 1494(89.5) | 1006(98.7) | 488(75.1) |  |
  Yes | 175(10.5) | 13(1.3) | 162(24.9) |  |
 Physical activity | 0.98 | |||
  Low | 1074(64.3) | 655(64.3) | 419(64.5) |  |
  Moderate | 193(11.6) | 117(11.5) | 76(11.7) |  |
  High | 402(24.1) | 247(24.2) | 155(23.8) |  |