Table 4.
Distribution of abnormalities of each component of metabolic syndrome by age group among Korean adolescents (n 1504) aged 12–18 years, KNHANES 2008–2009
| 12–15 years | 16–18 years | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | Total n | |
| Metabolic syndrome | 33 | 3·6 | 31 | 4·6 | 64 |
| Components of metabolic syndrome | |||||
| Abdominal obesity | 62 | 5·8 | 56 | 9·1 | 118 |
| High blood pressure | 265 | 28·8 | 169 | 31·6 | 434 |
| Hyperglycaemia | 56 | 5·8 | 20 | 4·5 | 76 |
| Low HDL-C | 91 | 9·9 | 63 | 9·7 | 154 |
| Hypertriacylglycerolaemia | 226 | 23·4 | 119 | 20·7 | 345 |
| Overweight or obesity | 166 | 17·7 | 104 | 18·9 | 270 |
KNHANES, Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey; HDL-C, HDL-cholesterol.