Table 2

Characteristics of the adult population of the Amsterdam Growth and Health Longitudinal Study


Men
Women

WT
VC
WT
VC

Mean ± SD
Mean ± SD
Mean ± SD
Mean ± SD

Birth weight (kg)
3.64 ± 0.47
3.40 ± 0.39
3.44 ± 0.53
3.41 ± 0.52
Height (m)
1.84 ± 0.08
1.83 ± 0.07
1.71 ± 0.06
1.72 ± 0.06
Weight (kg)
84.1 ± 10.8
85.2 ± 10.8
67.5 ± 9.3
69.2 ± 11.8
Body mass index (kg/m2)
23.5 ± 2.6
24.5 ± 2.4
22.4 ± 2.9
22.8 ± 3.8
Fat-mass (kg)
13.7 ± 5.0
15.3 ± 5.6
17.7 ± 5.3
18.4 ± 6.4
Fat-free mass (kg)
66.1 ± 6.6
66.3 ± 5.7
47.3 ± 4.5
48.7 ± 5.9
Waist circumference (cm)
85.3 ± 7.5
85.9 ± 8.8
73.3 ± 8.9
73.4 ± 8.0
Waist-to-hip ratio
0.95 ± 0.04
0.96 ± 0.05
0.83 ± 0.08
0.82 ± 0.08
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)
121.0 ± 8.9
122.7 ± 14.4
110.7 ± 10.6
111.8 ± 12.0
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)
66.4 ± 6.4
67.2 ± 8.6
63.1 ± 7.2
61.6 ± 6.9
LDL concentration (mmol/l)
3.22 ± 0.80
3.52 ± 0.87
2.80 ± 0.81
2.97 ± 0.70
Carotid intima-media thickness (mm)
0.628 ± 0.099
0.636 ± 0.095
0.616 ± 0.086
0.631 ± 0.101
Resting heart rate (b/min)
73 ± 12
69 ± 11
72 ± 12
70 ± 12
Glycated hemoglobin (%)
5.3 ± 0.5
5.3 ± 0.3
5.3 ± 0.4
5.3 ± 0.3

Data is presented as means ± standard deviations (SD),

†WT, Wild type; VC, Variant carrier LDL – low lipoprotein

te Velde et al. BMC Endocrine Disorders 2005 5:5   doi:10.1186/1472-6823-5-5