Table 1.

Baseline Characteristics

VariableAll (n = 3014)Males (n = 1542)Females (n = 1472)
Mean or PercentageSDMean or PercentageSDMean or PercentageSD
BMI age 7 (kg/m2)16.11.8916.01.7616.32.09
Height age 7 (cm)126.15.61126.55.56125.75.64
Weight age 7 (kg)25.84.3425.74.1625.94.51
Fat mass measured by DXA (kg)8.264.777.104.539.464.71
Body fat percentage (fat mass [kg]/weight [kg]) × 100a22.68.6919.418.2625.97.87
Lean mass measured by DXA (kg)24.73.1125.62.8923.73.05
Age at DXA assessment (mo)90.33.92
Age 7 FT3 (pmol/L)6.280.626.220.626.340.62
Age 7 FT4 (pmol/L)15.71.6615.51.5815.91.71
Age 7 TSH (mU/L)2.280.912.360.902.200.90
Age 15 FT3 (pmol/L)5.840.746.190.695.500.63
Age 15 FT4 (pmol/L)15.41.9015.41.9815.41.84
Age 15 TSH (mU/L)2.331.002.431.052.240.93
Family adversity indexb3.714.453.733.873.693.80
Home scorec
    0–4 (%)3.472.774.21
    5–8 (%)23.923.224.6
    9–12 (%)72.774.171.2
Housing statusd
    Owned/mortgaged (%)85.685.685.6
    Privately rented (%)11.011.810.2
    Council rented/other (%)3.32.74.0
Maternal age at childbirth (y)29.44.229.54.529.44.3
Maternal highest educational statuse
    Low (%)18.419.317.4
    Middle (%)34.835.534.1
    High (%)46.845.248.5
Maternal smoking in pregnancyf
    None (%)84.584.384.7
    Some (%)15.515.715.2
Parityg
    0–1 (%)82.180.983.4
    2–4 (%)17.918.716.6
    >5 (%)0.20.280.07
VariableAll (n = 3014)Males (n = 1542)Females (n = 1472)
Mean or PercentageSDMean or PercentageSDMean or PercentageSD
BMI age 7 (kg/m2)16.11.8916.01.7616.32.09
Height age 7 (cm)126.15.61126.55.56125.75.64
Weight age 7 (kg)25.84.3425.74.1625.94.51
Fat mass measured by DXA (kg)8.264.777.104.539.464.71
Body fat percentage (fat mass [kg]/weight [kg]) × 100a22.68.6919.418.2625.97.87
Lean mass measured by DXA (kg)24.73.1125.62.8923.73.05
Age at DXA assessment (mo)90.33.92
Age 7 FT3 (pmol/L)6.280.626.220.626.340.62
Age 7 FT4 (pmol/L)15.71.6615.51.5815.91.71
Age 7 TSH (mU/L)2.280.912.360.902.200.90
Age 15 FT3 (pmol/L)5.840.746.190.695.500.63
Age 15 FT4 (pmol/L)15.41.9015.41.9815.41.84
Age 15 TSH (mU/L)2.331.002.431.052.240.93
Family adversity indexb3.714.453.733.873.693.80
Home scorec
    0–4 (%)3.472.774.21
    5–8 (%)23.923.224.6
    9–12 (%)72.774.171.2
Housing statusd
    Owned/mortgaged (%)85.685.685.6
    Privately rented (%)11.011.810.2
    Council rented/other (%)3.32.74.0
Maternal age at childbirth (y)29.44.229.54.529.44.3
Maternal highest educational statuse
    Low (%)18.419.317.4
    Middle (%)34.835.534.1
    High (%)46.845.248.5
Maternal smoking in pregnancyf
    None (%)84.584.384.7
    Some (%)15.515.715.2
Parityg
    0–1 (%)82.180.983.4
    2–4 (%)17.918.716.6
    >5 (%)0.20.280.07

% are expressed as column %.

a

Two children with missing data for weight at age 9.

b

A total of 323 children with missing data.

c

A total of 277 children with missing data.

d

A total of 215 children with missing data.

e

A total of 224 children with missing data.

f

A total of 201 children with missing data.

g

A total of 226 children with missing data.

Table 1.

Baseline Characteristics

VariableAll (n = 3014)Males (n = 1542)Females (n = 1472)
Mean or PercentageSDMean or PercentageSDMean or PercentageSD
BMI age 7 (kg/m2)16.11.8916.01.7616.32.09
Height age 7 (cm)126.15.61126.55.56125.75.64
Weight age 7 (kg)25.84.3425.74.1625.94.51
Fat mass measured by DXA (kg)8.264.777.104.539.464.71
Body fat percentage (fat mass [kg]/weight [kg]) × 100a22.68.6919.418.2625.97.87
Lean mass measured by DXA (kg)24.73.1125.62.8923.73.05
Age at DXA assessment (mo)90.33.92
Age 7 FT3 (pmol/L)6.280.626.220.626.340.62
Age 7 FT4 (pmol/L)15.71.6615.51.5815.91.71
Age 7 TSH (mU/L)2.280.912.360.902.200.90
Age 15 FT3 (pmol/L)5.840.746.190.695.500.63
Age 15 FT4 (pmol/L)15.41.9015.41.9815.41.84
Age 15 TSH (mU/L)2.331.002.431.052.240.93
Family adversity indexb3.714.453.733.873.693.80
Home scorec
    0–4 (%)3.472.774.21
    5–8 (%)23.923.224.6
    9–12 (%)72.774.171.2
Housing statusd
    Owned/mortgaged (%)85.685.685.6
    Privately rented (%)11.011.810.2
    Council rented/other (%)3.32.74.0
Maternal age at childbirth (y)29.44.229.54.529.44.3
Maternal highest educational statuse
    Low (%)18.419.317.4
    Middle (%)34.835.534.1
    High (%)46.845.248.5
Maternal smoking in pregnancyf
    None (%)84.584.384.7
    Some (%)15.515.715.2
Parityg
    0–1 (%)82.180.983.4
    2–4 (%)17.918.716.6
    >5 (%)0.20.280.07
VariableAll (n = 3014)Males (n = 1542)Females (n = 1472)
Mean or PercentageSDMean or PercentageSDMean or PercentageSD
BMI age 7 (kg/m2)16.11.8916.01.7616.32.09
Height age 7 (cm)126.15.61126.55.56125.75.64
Weight age 7 (kg)25.84.3425.74.1625.94.51
Fat mass measured by DXA (kg)8.264.777.104.539.464.71
Body fat percentage (fat mass [kg]/weight [kg]) × 100a22.68.6919.418.2625.97.87
Lean mass measured by DXA (kg)24.73.1125.62.8923.73.05
Age at DXA assessment (mo)90.33.92
Age 7 FT3 (pmol/L)6.280.626.220.626.340.62
Age 7 FT4 (pmol/L)15.71.6615.51.5815.91.71
Age 7 TSH (mU/L)2.280.912.360.902.200.90
Age 15 FT3 (pmol/L)5.840.746.190.695.500.63
Age 15 FT4 (pmol/L)15.41.9015.41.9815.41.84
Age 15 TSH (mU/L)2.331.002.431.052.240.93
Family adversity indexb3.714.453.733.873.693.80
Home scorec
    0–4 (%)3.472.774.21
    5–8 (%)23.923.224.6
    9–12 (%)72.774.171.2
Housing statusd
    Owned/mortgaged (%)85.685.685.6
    Privately rented (%)11.011.810.2
    Council rented/other (%)3.32.74.0
Maternal age at childbirth (y)29.44.229.54.529.44.3
Maternal highest educational statuse
    Low (%)18.419.317.4
    Middle (%)34.835.534.1
    High (%)46.845.248.5
Maternal smoking in pregnancyf
    None (%)84.584.384.7
    Some (%)15.515.715.2
Parityg
    0–1 (%)82.180.983.4
    2–4 (%)17.918.716.6
    >5 (%)0.20.280.07

% are expressed as column %.

a

Two children with missing data for weight at age 9.

b

A total of 323 children with missing data.

c

A total of 277 children with missing data.

d

A total of 215 children with missing data.

e

A total of 224 children with missing data.

f

A total of 201 children with missing data.

g

A total of 226 children with missing data.

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