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Table 1 Characteristics per ICH subgroup according to the extended ICH definition

From: Ideal cardiovascular health at age 5–6 years and cardiometabolic outcomes in preadolescence

 

All

Poor (1–5)

Intermediate (6–7)

Good (8–9)

P-value*

N

1666

188

934

544

 

Age at first measurement (years), mean (SD)

5.7 (0.43)

5.7 (0.44)

5.7 (0.44)

5.6 (0.42)

0.055

Male gender, n (%)

846 (50.8)

101 (53.7)

471 (50.4)

274 (50.4)

0.692

Ethnicity

    

< 0.001

 Dutch, n (%)

1210 (72.7)

88 (47.1)

677 (72.5)

445 (81.8)

 

 Turkey, n (%)

26 (1.6)

13 (7.0)

11 (1.2)

2 (0.4)

 

 Moroccan, n (%)

59 (3.5)

16 (8.6)

39 (4.2)

4 (0.7)

 

 Surinamese, n (%)

64 (3.8)

20 (10.7)

40 (4.3)

4 (0.7)

 

 Other western, n (%)

205 (12.3)

10 (5.3)

118 (12.6)

77 (14.2)

 

 Other non-Western, n (%)

101 (6.1)

40 (21.4)

49 (5.2)

12 (2.2)

 

Maternal educational level

    

< 0.001

 Low, n (%)

145 (8.7)

57 (31.0)

78 (8.4)

10 (1.8)

 

 Middle, n (%)

318 (19.2)

56 (30.4)

194 (20.8)

68 (12.5)

 

 High, n (%)

1195 (72.1)

71 (38.6)

659 (70.8)

465 (85.6)

 

Parent weight status

    

< 0.001

 Normal weight, n (%)

792 (48.5)

60 (33.0)

434 (47.6)

298 (55.3)

 

 One overweight parent, n (%)

622 (38.1)

75 (41.2)

361 (39.6)

186 (34.5)

 

 Two overweight parents, n (%)

218 (13.4)

47 (25.8)

116 (12.7)

55 (10.2)

 

Family history of CVD

    

< 0.001

 None, n (%)

829 (49.8)

68 (36.2)

470 (50.3)

291 (53.5)

 

 One parent, n (%)

590 (35.4)

79 (42.0)

322 (34.5)

189 (34.7)

 

 Two parents, n (%)

247 (14.8)

41 (21.8)

142 (15.2)

64 (11.8)

 
  1. Abbreviations: ICH ideal cardiovascular health, n,number, SD standard deviation, CVD cardiovascular diseases. *Adjusted for age and sex