Table 1 Characteristics of the study populations at baseline and follow-up according to weight status in childhood

N

599

75

--

507

39

--

Childhood

Age, y

11.97 ± 3.79

10.85 ± 3.01

0.015

11.10 ± 3.54

12.80 ± 3.61

0.004

BMI, kg/m²

16.78 ± 2.42

22.08 ± 3.36

< 0.001

16.14 ± 2.49

23.40 ± 3.24

< 0.001

SSFT, mm

7.61 ± 2.66

15.98 ± 5.95

< 0.001

8.99 ± 4.22

22.09 ± 7.19

< 0.001

Adulthood

Age, y

34.86 ± 3.80

33.83 ± 2.95

0.024

34.05 ± 3.52

35.65 ± 3.87

0.007

BMI, kg/m²

25.54 ± 3.51

30.74 ± 4.39

< 0.001

22.53 ± 3.53

27.79 ± 4.22

< 0.001

WC, cm

89.73 ± 9.39

101.59 ± 10.99

< 0.001

76.89 ± 8.40

85.43 ± 9.35

< 0.001

TC, mmol/L

4.92 ± 0.96

4.99 ± 1.17

0.539

4.49 ± 0.75

4.70 ± 0.87

0.094

HDL-c, mmol/L

1.18 ± 0.28

1.15 ± 0.24

0.324

1.45 ± 0.32

1.35 ± 0.22

0.056

LDL-c, mmol/L

3.01 ± 0.77

2.97 ± 0.73

0.669

2.60 ± 0.64

2.89 ± 0.72

0.006

TG, mmol/L

2.11 ± 2.76

2.34 ± 2.22

0.475

0.99 ± 0.66

1.25 ± 0.73

0.018

Dyslipidemia

273 (45.58%)

40 (53.33%)

0.204

51 (10.06%)

8 (20.51%)

0.043

Hypercholesterolemia

210 (35.06%)

29 (38.67%)

0.538

35 (6.90%)

6 (15.38%)

0.053

Drinking

415 (69.28%)

46 (61.33%)

0.163

254 (50.10%)

17 (43.59%)

0.433

Smoking status

1.000

0.331

 Smoker

374 (62.4%)

47 (62.7%)

148 (29.2%)

8 (20.5%)

 Non smoker

225(37.6%)

28(37.3%)

359(70.8%)

31(79.5%)