Characteristics of participants
| Characteristic | Children, mean (SD) | Adults, mean (SD) | ||||
| All (n=1206) | Boys (n=589) | Girls (n=617) | All (n=1343) | Male (n=175) | Female (n=1168) | |
| T/S ratio* | 1.09 (0.56) | 1.05 (0.53) | 1.13 (0.59) | 0.81 (0.37) | 0.82 (0.36) | 0.81 (0.38) |
| Age (years) | 12.0 (0.4) | 12.0 (0.4) | 12.0 (0.4) | 43.8 (5.6) | 43.4 (5.3) | 44.2 (5.7) |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 19.4 (3.5) | 19.2 (3.4) | 19.6 (3.6) | 28.5 (6.5) | 28.3 (6.3) | 28.7 (6.7) |
| Body mass index z-score | 0.37 (1.00) | 0.37 (0.99) | 0.36 (1.01) | – | – | – |
| Disadvantage Index | 1011 (62) | 1009 (65) | 1012 (60) | 1012 (62) | 1010 (63) | 1013 (60) |
Data are weighted mean (SD).
*T/S ratio is the relative amount of telomeric DNA (T) to the beta-globin single copy gene (S), calibrated to a plate reference genomic DNA sample.
Disadvantage Index, Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas Index of Relative Socioeconomic Disadvantage (national mean: 1000, SD 100), where higher scores represent less disadvantage);
n, sample size number.