TABLE 5.

Prevalence of adverse risk factors by category of BMI and the sum of the triceps and subscapular skinfold thicknesses (SF sum)¹

	Adiposity category3					Prevalence ratio (≥95th vs <25th percentile)4
Risk factor and measure2	<25th percentile (n = 1716)	25th to 49th percentile (n = 1717)	50th to 84th percentile (n = 2403)	85th to 94th percentile (n = 687)	≥95th percentile (n = 343)
High triglycerides
BMI	75	10	15	33	45	6.2 (5.0, 7.6)
SF sum	8	10	15	33	43	5.3 (4.3, 6.5)
High LDL cholesterol
BMI	9	12	17	22	31	3.3 (2.6, 4.0)
SF sum	10	12	17	24	28	2.9 (2.3, 3.6)
Low HDL cholesterol
BMI	9	13	16	25	30	3.3 (2.7, 4.2)
SF sum	9	13	17	23	26	2.9 (2.3, 3.6)
High fasting insulin
BMI	5	6	13	41	69	15 (12, 19)
SF sum	4	7	14	44	60	13 (11, 17)
High SBP
BMI	9	11	17	26	33	3.7 (3.0, 4.6)
SF sum	9	12	16	27	29	3.1 (2.5, 3.9)
High DBP
BMI	10	11	17	22	29	2.9 (2.3, 3.6)
SF sum	10	13	15	23	29	2.8 (2.3, 3.5)
High risk factor summary
BMI	4	7	15	36	62	14 (11. 18)
SF sum	5	8	15	39	54	11 (8, 13)

¹SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure.

²Adverse risk factor levels were defined as an adjusted (race, sex, age, and study) level ≥85th percentile or <15th percentile for HDL cholesterol.

³Adiposity categories were based on adjusted levels of BMI or SF sum.

⁴The proportion of children in the highest category of each adiposity index who had an adverse risk factor level divided by the comparable proportion among children in the lowest category of each adiposity index. The 95% CIs for the estimated prevalence ratios are shown in parentheses.

⁵Values represent the proportion of children in the specified adiposity category who had an adverse risk factor level (positive predictive value).