Famine Exposure in Early Life and Risk of Metabolic Syndrome in Adulthood: Comparisons of Different Metabolic Syndrome Definitions
Table 2
Baseline characteristics of study population according to Chinese famine exposure between 1959 and 1961.
Unexposed group
Fetal-exposed group
Childhood-exposed group
Adolescence/adult-exposed group
value
No.
3655
621
2877
2435
Age (years)
40.8 (0.06)
47.3 (0.09)
53.5 (0.07)
65.6 (0.09)
0.01
Men (%)
38.4
39.1
36.7
44.4
0.01
Rural area (%)
32.6
41.9
42.4
41.2
0.01
BMI (kg/m2)
24.6 (0.12)
25.3 (0.15)
25.7 (0.07)
26.3 (0.15)
0.01
Obesity (%)
20.2
22.7
23.3
24.2
0.01
Waist circumference (cm)
Men
85.0 (0.56)
87.2 (0.71)
86.5 (0.33)
88.3 (0.69)
0.01
Women
82.1 (0.39)
82.8 (0.52)
83.2 (0.25)
83.6 (0.55)
0.22
SBP (mmHg)
131.3 (0.65)
132.6 (0.84)
133.8 (0.39)
137.0 (0.86)
0.01
DBP (mmHg)
80.8 (0.38)
84.0 (0.50)
85.8 (0.23)
86.6 (0.51)
0.01
FPG (mmol/L)
-0.06 (0.03)
0.02 (0.04)
0.01 (0.02)
0.07 (0.04)
0.10
2hPG (mmol/L)
-0.15 (0.03)
-0.04 (0.04)
0.02 (0.02)
0.22 (0.05)
0.01
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)
-0.07 (0.03)
0.01 (0.04)
0.09 (0.02)
0.00 (0.04)
0.01
HDL-C (mmol/L)
-0.02 (0.03)
0.03 (0.04)
0.06 (0.02)
-0.05 (0.04)
0.01
Triglycerides (mmol/L)
0.08 (0.03)
0.07 (0.04)
0.00 (0.02)
-0.13 (0.04)
0.01
Family income (%)
Low
66.7
71.8
72.3
77.3
0.01
Medium
22.4
19.3
21.3
16.0
High
10.9
8.9
6.5
6.7
Education levels (%)
Primary
16.6
19.3
36.4
60.5
0.01
Secondary
46.4
34.5
36.6
20.0
Advanced
37.0
46.2
27.0
19.5
Current smoking (%)
22.4
23.5
21.8
22.1
0.80
Current drinking (%)
18.0
20.8
17.6
17.0
0.17
Data are age-adjusted mean (SE) or as noted. BMI: body mass index; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; FPG: fasting plasma glucose; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; 2hPG: 2-hour plasma glucose; SBP: systolic blood pressure.
