Table 2 Descriptive statistics for child mediators and developmental outcomes

Child mediators

Mean (SD)

Median (IQR)

Range

 HDL (mmol/L)

0.66 (0.22)

0.62 (0.50–0.78)

0.09–1.66

 LDL (mmol/L)

0.80 (0.28)

076 (0.613–0.940)

0.02–3.21

 Triglycerides (mmol/L)

0.53 (0.26)

0.46 (0.36–0.62)

0.18–2.64

 Adiponectin (ng/ml)

31.68 (13.32)

29.8 (22.5–38.5)

2.6–98.1

 Leptin (ng/ml)

10.53 (12.18)

7.11 (3.79–13.21)

0.15–430.87

Child outcomes

Mean (SD)

Range

 Age at assessment (months)

59.6 (1.00)

60.0 (56.0–63.0)

56–61

 Starting school variables

  British Picture Vocabulary Scale (n = 3293)

100.75 (15.66)

100.0 (92.0–110.0)

39–161

  Letter identification (n = 3259)

106.45 (12.60)

106.0 (97.0–117.0)

68–143

 EYFS childhood outcomes (n = 10,600)

  COM: communication and language

5.93 (1.77)

6.0 (5.5–6.0)

3–9

  PSE: personal, social and emotional

5.91 (1.54)

6.0 (6.0–6.0)

3–9

  PHY: physical development

4.02 (1.00)

4.0 (4.0–4.0)

2–6

  LIT: literacy

3.57 (1.24)

4.0 (2.0–4.0)

2–6

  MAT: mathematics

3.61 (1.16)

4.0 (2.0–4.0)

2–6