Table 3.
Comparison of general, clinical and metabolic characteristics of adolescent girls aged 14–17 years without and with MetS, Boukan, Iran, winter 2012 (n 216)
| Without MetS (n 193) | With MetS (n 23) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | sd | Mean | sd | P | |
| Age (years) | 15·8 | 1·0 | 16·17 | 1·1 | 0·226 |
| Weight (kg) | 53·4 | 9·2 | 65·2 | 10·2 | <0·001* |
| Height (cm) | 160·7 | 6·1 | 160·7 | 4·3 | 0·997 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 20·6 | 3·1 | 25·3 | 3·8 | <0·001* |
| WC (cm) | 68·2 | 6·8 | 78·7 | 8·2 | <0·001* |
| SBP (mmHg) | 106·9 | 9·9 | 109·8 | 11·3 | 0·185 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 68·9 | 7·9 | 72·0 | 8·8 | 0·088 |
| Vitamin D intake (μg/d) | 0·5 | 1·3 | 0·3 | 0·4 | 0·491 |
| Energy intake (kJ/d) | 8281·6 | 2027·1 | 8749·2 | 2107·2 | 0·291 |
| Physical activity† | 0·119 | ||||
| Low | 6 | 2·8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Moderate | 51 | 23·6 | 0 | 0 | |
| High | 136 | 62·9 | 23 | 10·6 | |
| Serum 25(OH)D (ng/ml) | 7·1 | 2·6 | 9·2 | 5·4 | 0·035* |
| FBG (mg/dl) | 88·9 | 9·1 | 98·8 | 10·4 | <0·001* |
| TAG (mg/dl) | 79·4 | 33·0 | 125·6 | 44·8 | <0·001* |
| HDL-C (mg/dl) | 50·9 | 11·0 | 42·4 | 5·8 | <0·001* |
MetS, metabolic syndrome; WC, waist circumference; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; 25(OH)D, serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D; FBG, fasting blood glucose; HDL-C, HDL-cholesterol.
*P<0·05 is significant.
†Data are expressed as n and %.