3. Results
3.1. Study population
The final study population consisted of 1133 mothere-child pairs
predominantly of Dutch origin (73%). Mean (SD) maternal age
during pregnancy was 32.3 (4.2) years and mean (SD) pBMI 22.8
(3.6) kg/m2
Their children (49% boys) were on average 5.7 years at .
the health check. Compared to the non-response group, mothers
included in this study were more often of Dutch origin, multiparous
and smoked and drank alcohol more often during pregnancy and
breastfed their children longer (Supplementary Table 1).
Compared with girls (n ¼ 573), boys (n ¼ 560) had mothers with
slightly higher TC, ApoB and FFA levels, and had higher glucose, but
lower TC, LDL and TG levels themselves. Moreover, boys had a
slightly higher intake of saturated fat and fibre, and spent more
time looking at screens (Table 1).