Table 2 Study characteristics by BMI trajectory in girls: The Birth to Twenty Cohort
Normal weight (n = 717) | Trajectory 2 (n = 142) | Trajectory 3 (n = 45) | Trajectory 4 (n = 43) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Study characteristics | |||||
Birth weight (kg) | 3.0 (0.5) | 3.0 (0.5) | 3.0 (0.5) | 3.3 (0.5) | 0.01* |
Height at 18 years (cm) | 159.7 (6.2) | 158.4 (5.1) | 157.3 (6.6) | 159.3 (6.1) | 0.03* |
SBP at 18 years (mm Hg) | 114.3 (9.6) | 116.0 (9.5) | 117.9 (11.7) | 120.1 (11.3) | 0.00*** |
DBP at 18 years (mm Hg) | 71.5 (8.3) | 72.8 (8.1) | 75.8 (12.7) | 75.8 (9.0) | 0.00*** |
MAP at 18 years (mm Hg) | 85.8 (7.9) | 87.2 (7.8) | 89.8 (11.8) | 90.6 (8.9) | 0.00*** |
Elevated BP n (%) | 187 (28.5) | 28 (31.1) | 17 (43.6) | 18 (46.1) | 0.03* |