Characteristics of individuals with CHD and sex-matched and age-matched controls from the general population including separation by those with available height and weight (BMI) in the Children’s Database
| CHD subjects | General population subjects | |||
| BMI data | All | BMI data | All | |
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| All | 2679 (100) | 9.194 (100) | 30 047 (100) | 96.585 (100) |
| Male | 1336 (50) | 4.612 (50) | 14 999 (50) | 4.612 (50) |
| Birth year | ||||
| 1996–1998 | 564 (21) | 1.793 (20) | 6547 (22) | 19.233 (20) |
| 1999–2001 | 521 (19) | 1.729 (19) | 6399 (21) | 18.503 (19) |
| 2002–2004 | 717 (27) | 1.717 (19) | 7732 (26) | 18.035 (19) |
| 2005–2007 | 514 (19) | 1.842 (20) | 6186 (21) | 19.156 (20) |
| 2008–2012 | 363 (14) | 2.113 (23) | 3183 (11) | 21.658 (22) |
| Extracardiac defects | 596 (22) | 2.314 (25) | 1482 (5) | 4.859 (5) |
| Preterm birth | 470 (18) | 1.603 (17) | 1859 (6) | 5.604 (6) |
| Severity | ||||
| Mild (biventricular, no surgery) | 1301 (49) | 45.528 (47) | – | – |
| Moderate (biventricular, surgery) | 320 (12) | 10.858 (11) | – | – |
| Severe | 669 (25) | 24.730 (26) | – | – |
| Univentricular | 108 (4) | 5.374 (6) | – | – |
| Not classified | 281 (10) | 10.095 (10) | – | – |
| Major CHD diagnoses | ||||
| ASD | 593 (22) | 2.040 (22) | – | – |
| CoA | 97 (4) | 342 (4) | – | – |
| PDA | 210 (8) | 745 (8) | – | – |
| TGA | 80 (3) | 279 (3) | – | – |
| TOF | 90 (3) | 273 (3) | – | – |
| VSD | 657 (25) | 2.229 (24) | – | – |
| Other | 952 (36) | 3.286 (36) | – | – |
| BMI measurements, n | ||||
| 1 | 1596 (60) | – | 17 846 (59) | – |
| 2–4 | 854 (32) | – | 9618 (32) | – |
| 5–9 | 223 (8) | – | 2534 (8) | – |
| >10 | 6 (0) | – | 49 (0) | – |
| Year of first BMI measurements | ||||
| 1996–1999 | 70 (3) | – | 684 (2) | – |
| 2000–2004 | 224 (8) | – | 2503 (8) | – |
| 2005–2009 | 615 (23) | – | 7252 (24) | – |
| 2010–2012 | 1770 (66) | – | 19 608 (65) | – |
| Age at first BMI, years | ||||
| 1–4 | 941 (35) | – | 9186 (31) | – |
| 5–6 | 587 (22) | – | 8270 (28) | – |
| 7–9 | 497 (19) | – | 4912 (16) | – |
| 10–15 | 654 (24) | – | 7679 (26) | – |
ASD, atrial septal defect; BMI, body mass index; CHD, congenital heart disease; CoA, coarctation of the aorta; PDA, persistent ductus arteriosus; TGA, transposition of the great arteries; TOF, Tetralogy of Fallot; VSD, ventricular septal defect.