Table 1 Characteristics of the children included in this study
Characteristics | Number of children | Median (Quartile 1- Quartile 3) or % |
|---|---|---|
Birth and feeding | Â | Â |
Male | 4524 | 53.35% |
Birth weight (g) | 8480 | 3390.00 (3110.00, 3650.00) |
Cesarean delivery | 4006 | 47.27% |
Maternal age ≥ 35 years | 762 | 9.00% |
Mother university-educated | 5186 | 66.81% |
Father university-educated | 5364 | 68.85% |
Duration of any breastfeeding (months) | 5355 | 9.00 (7.00, 11.00) |
Exclusive breastfeeding duration (months) | 3153 | 5.00 (5.00, 6.00) |
First grade in the primary school | Â | Â |
Age (months) | 8480 | 81.00 (78.00, 84.00) |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 8476 | 15.68 (14.62, 17.15) |
Waist circumference (cm) | 8465 | 53.00 (50.00, 56.80) |
Waist-to-height ratio | 8463 | 0.43 (0.41, 0.46) |
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 8461 | 100 (93.00, 108.00) |
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 8461 | 62 (60.00, 68.00) |
Overweight or obesity | 1696 | 20.01% |
Obesity | 538 | 6.35% |
Central obesity defined by the 90th waist circumference percentile | 1145 | 13.53% |
Central obesity defined by WHTR ≥ 0.5 | 801 | 9.46% |
Elevated systolic blood pressure or stage 1 & 2 hypertension | 1913 | 22.62% |
Stage 1 & 2 hypertension - systolic blood pressure | 1246 | 14.73% |
Elevated diastolic blood pressure or stage 1 & 2 hypertension | 1890 | 22.35% |
Stage 1 & 2 hypertension - diastolic blood pressure | 858 | 10.14% |