Maternal characteristics, birth outcomes, and adult characteristics according to timing of prenatal exposure to famine
| Born before famine | Exposed to famine in: | Conceived after famine | All (SD) | Number | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Late gestation | Mid-gestation | Early gestation | |||||||||
| Date of birth | 1/11/43 to 6/1/45 | 7/1/45 to 28/4/45 | 29/4/45 to 18/8/45 | 19/8/45 to 8/12/45 | 9/12/45 to 28/2/47 | ||||||
| Number | 208 | 120 | 108 | 68 | 232 | 736 | 736 | ||||
| Men | 50% | 47% | 40% | 44% | 51% | 48% | |||||
| Women | 50% | 53% | 60% | 56% | 49% | 52% | |||||
| Coronary heart disease | |||||||||||
| Prevalence (n) | 3.8% (8) | 2.5% (3) | 0.9% (1) | 8.8% (6) | 2.6% (6) | 3.3% (24) | 736 | ||||
| Maternal characteristics | |||||||||||
| Weight at end of pregnancy (kg) | 66.4 | 62.9 | 63.4 | 67.5 | 68.6 | 66.2 (8.6) | 643 | ||||
| Manual occupation | 81% | 73% | 74% | 65% | 66% | 73% | 635 | ||||
| Birth characteristics | |||||||||||
| Birth weight (g) | 3380 | 3166 | 3216 | 3450 | 3442 | 3347 (470) | 736 | ||||
| Birth length (cm) | 50.5 | 49.5 | 49.8 | 51.0 | 50.5 | 50.3 (2.1) | 729 | ||||
| Head circumference (cm) | 32.9 | 32.4 | 32.2 | 33.0 | 33.1 | 32.8 (1.5) | 728 | ||||
| Ponderal index (kg/m3) | 26.1 | 26.0 | 25.9 | 26.0 | 26.6 | 26.2 (2.3) | 729 | ||||
| Gestational age (d) | 284 | 284 | 286 | 289 | 286 | 285 (12) | 640 | ||||
| Adult characteristics | |||||||||||
| Body mass index2-150(kg/m2) | 26.7 | 26.7 | 26.6 | 28.1 | 27.2 | 27.0 (1.2) | 736 | ||||
| Systolic BP (mm Hg) | 126 | 127 | 125 | 123 | 125 | 126 (16) | 734 | ||||
| Glucose 120 min2-150 (mmol/l) | 5.7 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 6.0 (1.4) | 697 | ||||
| LDL:HDL cholesterol2-150 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.9 (1.5) | 697 | ||||
| SES (ISEI) | 46 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 48 (13) | 736 | ||||
| Smoking | 37% | 32% | 31% | 41% | 33% | 34% | 736 | ||||
| Alcohol (units/week) | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 (11) | 736 | ||||
Values are mean (SD), except where given as percentages.
↵2-150 Geometric mean (SD).
BP, blood pressure; see table 1 for key to other abbreviations.