Elevated Anthropometric and Metabolic Indicators among Young Adult Offspring of Mothers with Pregestational Diabetes: Early Results from the Transgenerational Effect on Adult Morbidity Study (the TEAM Study)
Table 2
Demographic and glycemic measures comparing TEAM participants to NHANES participants matched on age, race, and sex.
NHANES participants ()
TEAM participants ()
value
Age
Mean (standard deviation)
31.8 (5.0)
32.0 (4.5)
0.78
Median (25th–75th percentile)
32.0 (28.0-36.0)
32.2 (28.0-35.5)
Race
White
175 (82.2)
85 (88.5)
0.16
Black
38 (17.8)
11 (11.5)
Male sex
118 (55.4)
52 (54.2)
0.84
BMI (kg/m2)
Mean (standard deviation)
29.1 (7.5)
31.8 (8.1)
0.01
Median (25th–75th percentile)
27.4 (23.8-33.0)
30.4 (26.4-35.1)
Normal
68 (31.9)
20 (20.8)
0.04
Overweight
68 (31.9)
24 (25.0)
Class I obesity
39 (18.3)
28 (29.2)
Class II obesity
19 (8.9)
10 (10.3)
Class III obesity
19 (8.9)
14 (14.6)
Iliac waist circumference (cm)
Mean (standard deviation)
98.3 (17.8)
102.2 (18.6)
0.09
Median (25th–75th percentile)
95.9 (85.5-108.5)
98.7 (88.8-112.1)
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)
Mean (standard deviation)
117.6 (12.4)
119.6 (11.5)
0.18
Median (25th–75th percentile)
116.0 (109.3-124.7)
117.2 (111.8-126.2)
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)
Mean
69.4 (9.3)
75.2 (10.6)
<0.0001
Median
69.3 (62.7-76.0)
74.0 (68.0-83.0)
Fasting glucose (mg/dL)
Mean (standard deviation)
100.6 (23.9)
90.8 (23.0)
0.001
Median (25th–75th percentile)
98.0 (92.0-103.0)
85.7 (80.2-96.2)
<100
121 (56.8)
79 (82.3)
<0.0001
100-<126
86 (40.4)
13 (13.5)
≥126
6 (2.8)
4 (4.2)
Two-hour glucose (mg/dL)
Mean (standard deviation)
100.8 (37.9)
133.5 (49.2)
<0.0001
Median (25th–75th percentile)
95.0 (82.5-116.0)
124.3 (102.3-144.8)
<140
171 (92.9)
69 (71.9)
<0.0001
140-<200
10 (5.4)
21 (21.9)
≥200
3 (1.6)
6 (6.3)
HbA1C (%)
Mean (standard deviation)
5.3 (0.8)
5.4 (0.8)
0.24
Median (25th–75th percentile)
5.2 (5.0-5.5)
5.3 (5.1-5.6)
<5.7%
188 (88.7)
80 (83.3)
0.34
5.7-6.4%
20 (9.4)
12 (37.5)
≥6.5%
4 (1.9)
4 (4.2)
For continuous variables, difference between means and for categorical variables, chi-square.
