Table 1 Risk factors for cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus, measured during childhood (LRC) and 26 years later in young adulthood (PFS) in 770 subjects
Race | W 561 (73%), B 209 (27%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | M 351 (46%), F 419 (54%) | ||||
| Â | At LRC | At PFS | Spearman correlation Between LRC and PFS | ||
|  | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD |  |  |  |
Age (yr) | 12.4 ±3.3 | 38.5 ±3.6 | Adjusted for BMI at LRC | Adjusted for BMI at PFS | Adjusted for BMI at LRC and at PFS |
|  | range [5–20.5] | range [29–48] |  |  |  |
BMI (kg/m2) | 20.1 ±4.3 | 28.6 ±6.7 |  |  |  |
TG (mg/dl) | 77 ±38 | 136 ±133 | r = 0.33, p < .0001 | r = 0.34, p < .0001 | r = 0.38, p < .0001 |
HDLC (mg/dl) | 55 ±12 | 46 ±15 | r = 0.44, p < .0001 | r = 0.44, p < .0001 | r = 0.46, p < .0001 |
LDLC (mg/dl) | 107 ±30 106 ±29* | 121 ±36 121 ±36* | r = 0.48, p < .0001 r = 0.49, p < .0001* | r = 0.48, p < .0001 r = 0.50, p < .0001* | r = 0.48, p < .0001 r = 0.50, p < .0001* |
LDLC/HDLC | 2.05 ±0.76 2.03 ±0.75* | 2.94 ±1.34 2.94 ±1.33* | r = 0.44, p < .0001 r = 0.44, p < .0001* | r = 0.45, p < .0001 r = 0.45, p < .0001* | r = 0.46, p < .0001 r = 0.46, p < .0001* |
Glucose (mg/dl) | 86 ±8 | 90 ±23 | r = 0.18, p < .0001 | r = 0.18, p < .0001 | r = 0.18, p < .0001 |