Research Article
Trends of Components of the Metabolic Syndrome in German First Graders Throughout 10 Years: The PEP Family Heart Study
Table 1
Characteristics and components of the metabolic syndrome in 2228 first graders between 1994 and 2003.
| | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
| | 1,116 boys; mean (SD) |
| Mean age (SD) | 6.4 (0.5) | 6.4 (0.5) | 6.4 (0.5) | 6.6 (0.5) | 6.5 (0.5) | 6.4 (0.5) | 6.4 (0.5) | 6.4 (0.5) | 6.4 (0.5) | 6.3 (0.5) | Median | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | BMI (kg/m²) | 15.8 (2.4) | 15.6 (1.7) | 16.0 (1.8) | 16.2 (2.4) | 16.4 (2.3) | 15.8 (1.7) | 15.6 (1.7) | 16.1 (1.8) | 16.0 (2.1) | 15.9 (2.4) | WC (cm) | 56.9 (5.6) | 56.0 (4.8) | 58.0* (4.7) | 58.6 (6.8) | 58.7* (5.7) | 57.4 (4.2) | 56.8 (4.0) | 56.3 (4.7) | 56.6 (4.8) | 56.3 (6.1) | SBP mmHg (SD) | 105.1 (10.0) | 104.2 (8.7) | 104.7 (8.9) | 106.2 (9.2) | 104.5 (10.3) | 104.0 (6.8) | 103.9 (8.6) | 101.8* (7.8) | 102.6* (6.7) | 101.1* (7.7) | DBP mmHg (SD) | 70.7 (8.4) | 67.1* (7.1) | 70.9 (9.0) | 71.1 (6.8) | 71.8 (7.8) | 66.2* (7.1) | 67.4* (7.5) | 62.1* (7.1) | 63.8* (7.0) | 63.5* (5.7) | Triglycerides (mmol/L) (SD) | 0.85 (0.42) | 0.65* (0.28) | 0.64* (0.22) | 0.67 (0.21) | 0.63* (0.16) | 0.76* (0.33) | 0.67* (0.25) | 0.61* (0.26) | 0.62* (0.23) | 0.63* (0.23) | HDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) (SD) | 1.73 (0.35) | 1.55* (0.40) | 1.51* (0.28) | 1.60 (0.34) | 1.57* (0.26) | 1.39* (0.31) | 1.37* (0.24) | 1.47* (0.28) | 1.47* (0.36) | 1.54* (0.26) |
| | 1,112 girls; mean (SD) |
| Mean age (SD) | 6.4 (0.5) | 6.4 (0.5) | 6.3 (0.5) | 6.6 (0.5) | 6.4 (0.5) | 6.4 (0.5) | 6.4 (0.5) | 6.3 (0.4) | 6.3 (0.5) | 6.3 (0.5) | Median | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | BMI (kg/m²) | 15.6 (2.4) | 15.7 (2.2) | 15.7 (1.7) | 16.2* (2.4) | 15.8 (1.3) | 15.9 (2.2) | 16.2* (2.0) | 15.8 (1.8) | 16.3* (2.6) | 15.9 (1.9) | WC (cm) | 55.0 (5.4) | 55.4 (5.5) | 56.4* (4.4) | 58.8* (5.9) | 56.4 (3.9) | 57.3* (6.1) | 57.1* (5.8) | 55.5 (4.7) | 56.9* (5.5) | 56.1 (4.8) | SBP mmHg (SD) | 105.2 (10.0) | 104.1 (9.0) | 103.5 (9.2) | 104.3 (9.4) | 105.0 (9.6) | 104.0 (10.2) | 104.2 (8.2) | 101.5* (7.6) | 102.9 (6.9) | 100.9* (7.6) | DBP mmHg (SD) | 71.0 (8.5) | 67.1* (6.9) | 70.0 (8.4) | 71.8 (9.7) | 71.9 (7.6) | 66.0* (8.6) | 67.5* (7.5) | 63.7* (7.0) | 64.5* (6.7) | 64.1* (7.0) | Triglycerides (mmol/L) (SD) | 0.91 (0.41) | 0.71* (0.26) | 0.73* (0.30) | 0.68* (0.07) | 0.88 (0.42) | 0.74* (0.21) | 0.82 (0.22) | 0.73* (0.30) | 0.73* (0.29) | 0.65* (0.21) | HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL) | 1.71 (0.35) | 1.38* (0.36) | 1.49* (0.34) | 1.50 (0.47) | 1.38* (0.47) | 1.41* (0.27) | 1.41* (0.30) | 1.28* (0.36) | 1.40* (0.29) | 1.31* (0.21) |
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compared with baseline values.
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