TABLE 1

Population characteristics at inclusion

	Control	Preterm	p-value^# *control versus* preterm**
Subjects (male) n (n)	46 (21)	77 (42)	0.34
Age years	9.9±3.6	9.5±1.5	0.37
Height cm	138.9±19.2	134.8±9.3	0.12
Weight kg	34.1±12.8	30.1±7.6	0.06
BMI kg·m⁻²	17.0±2.3	16.7±2.6	0.52

Data are presented as mean±sd, unless otherwise stated. BMI: body mass index. ^#: t-test or Chi-squared test, as appropriate.