Outcome | n | Unadjusted | Adjusted for childhood and adolescent factors | ||||||||||||
Regression coefficient and 95% confidence interval compared with baseline group of ⩾30 years | Regression coefficient and 95% CI compared with baseline group of ⩾30 years | ||||||||||||||
<20 years | 20–25 years | 25–29 years | p Value trend | <20 years | 20–25 years | 25–29 years | p Value trend | ||||||||
BMI (kg/m2) | |||||||||||||||
Women | 939 | 1.8 | 0.4 to 3.3 | 1.0 | −0.2 to 2.1 | 0.2 | −1.0 to 1.5 | 0.002 | 0.8 | −0.6 to 2.3 | 0.4 | −0.8 to 1.5 | 0.0 | −1.2 to 1.2 | 0.7 |
Men | 877 | 1.8 | 0.4 to 3.2 | 1.2 | 0.5 to 2.0 | 0.4 | −0.3 to 1.1 | <0.001 | 1.1 | −0.4 to 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.1 to 1.6 | 0.3 | −0.4 to 1.0 | 0.01 |
Waist–hip ratio (%) | |||||||||||||||
Women | 942 | 1.3 | −0.4 to 3.0 | 0.3 | −1.1 to 1.7 | −0.3 | −1.8 to 1.2 | 0.06 | 0.4 | −1.4 to 2.1 | −0.2 | −1.6 to 1.2 | −0.4 | −1.9 to 1.1 | 0.9 |
Men | 877 | 2.6 | 0.4 to 4.8 | 2.0 | 0.9 to 3.1 | 0.5 | −0.5 to 1.6 | <0.001 | 1.5 | −0.7 to 3.8 | 1.3 | 0.1 to 2.5 | 0.2 | −0.8 to 1.3 | 0.005 |
SBP (mmHg) | |||||||||||||||
Women | 928 | 7.7 | 1.9 to 13.5 | 6.3 | 1.6 to 10.9 | 2.1 | −2.8 to 7.0 | <0.001 | 6.8 | 0.8 to 12.8 | 6.0 | 1.3 to 10.7 | 2.1 | −2.8 to 7.0 | 0.002 |
Men | 874 | 8.1 | 0.1 to 16.0 | 4.4 | 0.3 to 8.4 | −0.8 | −4.6 to 3.0 | 0.003 | 5.8 | −2.2 to 13.8 | 2.8 | −1.3 to 6.9 | −1.2 | −5.1 to 2.6 | 0.04 |
DBP (mmHg) | |||||||||||||||
Women | 928 | 3.0 | −0.4 to 6.5 | 2.2 | −0.6 to 4.9 | 0.3 | −2.6 to 3.2 | 0.01 | 2.5 | −1.0 to 6.0 | 2.0 | −0.8 to 4.7 | 0.2 | −2.7 to 3.1 | 0.04 |
Men | 874 | 4.0 | −0.9 to 8.9 | 3.8 | 1.3 to 6.3 | 0.5 | −1.8 to 2.9 | 0.001 | 2.1 | −2.8 to 7.0 | 2.5 | −0.02 to 5.0 | 0.2 | −2.2 to 2.5 | 0.04 |
TC (mmol/l) | |||||||||||||||
Women | 815 | −0.02 | −0.34 to 0.29 | 0.17 | −0.09 to 0.42 | 0.10 | −0.17 to 0.37 | 0.8 | −0.06 | −0.39 to 0.26 | 0.14 | −0.17 to 0.40 | 0.09 | −0.18 to 0.36 | 1.0 |
Men | 782 | −0.09 | −0.51 to 0.33 | 0.03 | −0.19 to 0.25 | −0.04 | −0.24 to 0.16 | 0.9 | −0.15 | −0.57 to 0.28 | 0.01 | −0.21 to 0.24 | −0.04 | −0.24 to 0.17 | 0.9 |
LDL-C (mmol/l) | |||||||||||||||
Women | 785 | 0.15 | −0.14 to 0.44 | 0.18 | −0.05 to 0.42 | 0.12 | −0.13 to 0.37 | 0.2 | 0.11 | −0.19 to 0.41 | 0.16 | −0.08 to 0.40 | 0.12 | −0.13 to 0.37 | 0.4 |
Men | 691 | −0.03 | −0.41 to 0.34 | 0.06 | −0.13 to 0.26 | 0.06 | −0.12 to 0.25 | 0.8 | −0.05 | −0.43 to 0.33 | 0.06 | −0.14 to 0.26 | 0.06 | −0.12 to 0.25 | 0.8 |
HDL-C (mmol/l) | |||||||||||||||
Women | 787 | −0.18 | −0.32 to −0.04 | −0.03 | −0.14 to 0.09 | 0.00 | −0.12 to 0.12 | 0.01 | −0.14 | −0.28 to 0.01 | −0.01 | −0.12 to 0.11 | 0.00 | −0.17 to 0.12 | 0.1 |
Men | 697 | −0.02 | −0.18 to 0.15 | −0.07 | −0.15 to 0.02 | −0.04 | −0.12 to 0.04 | 0.2 | −0.02 | −0.19 to 0.15 | −0.06 | −0.15 to 0.02 | −0.03 | −0.11 to 0.05 | 0.2 |
Triglycerides (%)* | |||||||||||||||
Women | 815 | 6.9 | −7.9 to 21.7 | 4.5 | −7.4 to 16.5 | −0.9 | −13.6 to 11.7 | 0.1 | 1.1 | −13.9 to 16.1 | 1.4 | −10.6 to 13.4 | −1.0 | −13.5 to 11.6 | 0.7 |
Men | 780 | 6.2 | −16.5 to 28.8 | 15.8 | 4.1 to 27.6 | 4.5 | −6.6 to 15.5 | 0.02 | −0.06 | −23.0 to 22.8 | 12.4 | 0.4 to 24.4 | 3.6 | −7.5 to 14.7 | 0.1 |
HbA1c (%)* | |||||||||||||||
Women | 817 | 2.2 | −0.6 to 5.1 | 1.7 | −0.7 to 4.0 | 1.5 | −1.0 to 3.9 | 0.1 | 1.2 | −1.7 to 4.2 | 1.1 | −1.3 to 3.4 | 1.2 | −1.3 to 3.7 | 0.5 |
Men | 788 | 2.3 | −1.3 to 6.0 | 2.7 | 0.8 to 4.6 | 0.6 | −1.2 to 2.4 | 0.003 | 2.2 | −1.5 to 5.9 | 2.6 | 0.6 to 4.5 | 0.6 | −1.2 to 2.4 | 0.007 |
*Outcomes transformed using 100×loge so that regression coefficients represent percent change in outcome for each group compared with baseline group.
BMI, body mass index; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HbA1c, glycated haemoglobin; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; SBP, systolic blood pressure; TC, total cholesterol.