Table 2 The components of the metabolic syndrome (MetS) in the study subjects at the follow-up study stratified according to the offspring’s birth weight

Number of subjects

286

376

48

68

Waist circumference (cm)

85.3 ± 11.6

91.0 ± 13.8**

88.8 ± 10.8*

94.2 ± 12.9**

Waist circumference ≥ 80 cm (%)

64.0

77.6**

81.3*

89.7**

Fasting glucose (mmol/l)

5.3 ± 0.4

5.6 ± 0.8**

5.4 ± 0.4

5.8 ± 0.8**

Fasting glucose ≥5.6 mmol/l (%)

25.2

46.8**

29.2

58.8**

Triglycerides (mmol/l)

1.0 ± 0.6

1.1 ± 0.6*

0.9 ± 0.4

1.2 ± 0.5*

Triglycerides ≥1,70 mmol/l (%)

10.6

15.2

4.2

16.2

HDL cholestrol (mmol/l)

1.5 ± 0.4

1.4 ± 0.4**

1.6 ± 0.3

1.3 ± 0.3**

HDL cholestrol < 1.29 mmol/l (%)

28.3

44.1**

20.8

57.4**

Systolic pressure (mmHg)

122.5 ± 14.3

125.8 ± 14.1*

121.4 ± 10.1

128.4 ± 14.2*

Diastolic pressure (mmHg)

78.3 ± 9.6

79.3 ± 9.2

77.5 ± 7.5

81.3 ± 10.0*

Blood pressure ≥ 130/≥85 mmHg (%)

34.3

38.8

27.1

45.6

Metabolic syndrome (IDF) (%)

24.5

43.6**

18.8

54.4**