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Table 1 Basic characteristics of study population by tertiles of total meat intake at age 10 years

From: Prospective associations of meat consumption during childhood with measures of body composition during adolescence: results from the GINIplus and LISAplus birth cohorts

 

Females

Males

Total meat (n = 797)

Total meat tertiles

Total meat (n = 813)

Total meat tertiles

T1 (n = 266)

T2 (n = 266)

T3 (n = 265)

p-vala

T1 (n = 271)

T2 (n = 271)

T3 (n = 271)

p-vala

10 years

 BMI (kg/m2)

16.7 (15.5; 18.3)

16.4 (15.5; 17.9)

16.9 (15.5; 18.3)

16.9 (15.5; 18.6)

0.037

16.7 (15.6; 18.4)

16.5 (15.4; 18.3)

16.7 (15.5; 18.1)

16.9 (15.9; 18.9)

0.030

 Overweight, n (%)b

133 (16.7)

32 (12)

44 (16.5)

57 (21.5)

0.014

183 (22.5)

54 (19.9)

54 (19.9)

75 (27.7)

0.045

 Age (years)

10.7 (10.5; 11.2)

10.7 (10.5; 11.2)

10.8 (10.5; 11.2)

10.7 (10.4; 11.1)

0.162

10.7 (10.4; 11.1)

10.7 (10.4; 11.1)

10.7 (10.4; 11)

10.7 (10.4; 11.1)

0.923

 Sedentary behaviour [high]c, n (%)

65 (8.2)

15 (5.7)

23 (8.7)

27 (10.3)

0.149

103 (12.8)

37 (13.7)

31 (11.6)

35 (13.1)

0.759

 Pubertal onset [Yes]d, n (%)

366 (45.9)

117 (44)

120 (45.1)

129 (48.7)

0.526

81 (10)

30 (11.1)

25 (9.2)

26 (9.6)

0.750

15 years

 BMI (kg/m2)

20.3 (18.8; 22.1)

20.1 (18.6; 21.6)

20.4 (19.1; 22.3)

20.4 (18.8; 22.5)

0.066

19.9 (18.5; 21.9)

19.6 (18.2; 21.5)

19.8 (18.3; 21.6)

20.4 (18.9; 22.6)

0.001

 Overweight, n (%)b

105 (13.2)

22 (8.3)

38 (14.3)

45 (17)

0.010

151 (18.6)

46 (17)

43 (15.9)

62 (22.9)

0.078

 Fat mass index (kg/m2)

5.5 (4.6; 6.6)

5.2 (4.5; 6.2)

5.6 (4.6; 6.7)

5.8 (4.7; 6.9)

0.008

3.6 (2.8; 4.7)

3.5 (2.8; 4.5)

3.5 (2.7; 4.5)

3.8 (2.8; 5.1)

0.028

 Fat free mass index (kg/m2)

14.9 (13.8; 15.8)

14.8 (13.8; 15.5)

14.9 (13.8; 16)

14.9 (13.8; 15.9)

0.411

16.3 (15.3; 17.6)

16 (15.2; 17.3)

16.3 (15.2; 17.4)

16.6 (15.6; 18)

0.002

 Age (years)

15.2 (15; 15.3)

15.2 (15; 15.3)

15.2 (15.1; 15.3)

15.1 (15; 15.3)

0.336

15.1 (15; 15.3)

15.2 (15; 15.3)

15.1 (15; 15.3)

15.1 (15; 15.3)

0.704

 Sedentary behaviour [high]c, n (%)

386 (48.4)

116 (43.6)

134 (50.4)

136 (51.3)

0.152

522 (64.2)

172 (63.5)

166 (61.3)

184 (67.9)

0.260

Basis characteristics

 Study

 GINI control, n (%)

282 (35.4)

92 (34.6)

103 (38.7)

87 (32.8)

0.226

258 (31.7)

82 (30.3)

91 (33.6)

85 (31.4)

0.862

 GINI intervention, n (%)

254 (31.9)

86 (32.3)

89 (33.5)

79 (29.8)

 

238 (29.3)

85 (31.4)

74 (27.3)

79 (29.2)

 

 LISA, n (%)

261 (32.7)

88 (33.1)

74 (27.8)

99 (37.4)

 

317 (39)

104 (38.4)

106 (39.1)

107 (39.5)

 

 Region

 Munich, n (%)

417 (52.3)

154 (57.9)

137 (51.5)

126 (47.5)

0.094

416 (51.2)

138 (50.9)

142 (52.4)

136 (50.2)

0.960

 Leipzig, n (%)

69 (8.7)

22 (8.3)

18 (6.8)

29 (10.9)

 

79 (9.7)

24 (8.9)

29 (10.7)

26 (9.6)

 

 Bad Honef, n (%)

34 (4.3)

14 (5.3)

10 (3.8)

10 (3.8)

 

40 (4.9)

15 (5.5)

11 (4.1)

14 (5.2)

 

 Wesel, n (%)

277 (34.8)

76 (28.6)

101 (38)

100 (37.7)

 

278 (34.2)

94 (34.7)

89 (32.8)

95 (35.1)

 

 Parental educ. [High], n (%)e

578 (72.5)

205 (77.1)

193 (72.6)

180 (67.9)

0.062

552 (67.9)

192 (70.8)

182 (67.2)

178 (65.7)

0.415

  1. Values are medians for continuous variables (25th percentile; 75th percentile) and n (%) for categorical variables. aDifferences between tertiles were tested by Kruskal-Walis test for continuous variables and X2-test for categorical variables; bBMI z-score > 1; cHours spent on screen activities > 2; dPresence of any sign of pubertal onset; eHighest level achieved by mother or father > 10y. Significant p-values marked in bold
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