Table 2 Distribution of outcome variables by the rate of early childhood weight gain (0–5 years) categories
Parameter | Rate of growth (0–5 years) by gender | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Males | Females | |||||||||||||||||||
Slow (<0–0.67) | Gradual (≥ −0.67– ≤ +0.67) | Rapid (> + 0.67) | Gradual vs rapid | Slow (<0–0.67) | Gradual (≥ −0.67– ≤ +0.67) | Rapid (> + 0.67) | Gradual vs rapid | |||||||||||||
N | Mean | SD | N | Mean | SD | N | Mean | SD | P value* | N | Mean | SD | N | Mean | SD | N | Mean | SD | P value* | |
Height at 21 years (cm) | 206 | 176.3 | 7.02 | 411 | 178.8 | 6.5 | 325 | 179.7 | 6.71 | 0.07 | 236 | 164 | 6.4 | 446 | 165.2 | 5.91 | 286 | 166.6 | 6.05 | 0.002 |
Weight at 21 years (kg) | 206 | 72.0 | 13.6 | 411 | 75.7 | 14.32 | 325 | 83.3 | 15.5 | <0.001 | 236 | 60.3 | 12.5 | 446 | 65.6 | 14.0 | 286 | 72.8 | 17.5 | <0.001 |
BMI at 21 years (kg/m2) | 206 | 23.1 | 4.17 | 411 | 23.7 | 4.0 | 325 | 25.8 | 4.61 | <0.001 | 236 | 22.4 | 4.38 | 446 | 24.0 | 5.06 | 286 | 26.2 | 6.13 | <0.001 |
Waist circumference at 21 years (cm) | 206 | 82.4 | 10.04 | 411 | 84.4 | 10.3 | 325 | 88.8 | 12.04 | <0.001 | 235 | 74.7 | 10.35 | 445 | 77.7 | 11.5 | 285 | 82.3 | 13.75 | <0.001 |
Waist to hip ratio (WHR) at 21 years | 206 | 0.86 | 0.06 | 411 | 0.87 | 0.06 | 323 | 0.87 | 0.06 | 1.0 | 235 | 0.79 | 0.07 | 445 | 0.79 | 0.07 | 284 | 0.8 | 0.08 | 0.08 |