Table 3.
Percentage of children with high level of cardiovascular risk factors according to IOTF overweight (OW) status, girls and boys pooled
| Cutoffs | Not IOTF-OW N=405 | IOTF-OW1 N=39 | p2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total cholesterol | ≥ 5.2 mmol/L | 10 % | 13 % | 0.58 |
| LDL cholesterol | ≥ 3.4 mmol/L | 5.9 % | 5.1 % | 1.0 |
| HDL cholesterol | ≤ 0.9 mmol/L | 0.5 % | 13 % | <0.0001 |
| Triglycerides | ≥ 1.5 mmol/L | 3.7 % | 10 % | 0.08 |
| Glucose | ≥ 6.1 mmol/L | 1.0 % | 0.0 % | 1.0 |
| SBP | ≥ 95ème pct | 3.2 % | 13 % | 0.01 |
| DBP | ≥ 95ème pct | 0.7 % | 2.6 % | 0.31 |
| ≥ 2 Risk factors 2 | ≥ 2 | 0.25 % | 7.7 % | 0.002 |
1
IOTF obese were excluded.
2
p-values of a logistic regression with cardiovascular risk factors as dependent variables, OW as explicative variable and gender, age and Tanner stage as adjustment variables.
3
Among those pertaining to the adult definition of the metabolic syndrome (high plasma triglyceride, glucose, low plasma HDL cholesterol, high blood pressure).