Table 4.
Ethnic differences in the diagnosis of metabolic syndrome.
| MetS criteria | Percentage with metabolic syndrome (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Non-Hispanic white |
Hispanic |
Non-Hispanic black |
||
| Adult Treatment Panel III adolescent adaptation |
Males | 11.8 | 12.9 | 3.9 |
| Females | 5.8 | 9.4 | 4.2 | |
| International Diabetes Federation |
Males | 8.4 | 9.4 | 2.5 |
| Females | 4.4 | 6.4 | 4.2 | |
Prevalence of MetS by race/ethnicity using a pediatric adaptation of the Adult Treatment Panel III definition of MetS and the pediatric International Diabetes Federation definition of MetS and a pediatric adaptation (both 12–19-year-old adolescents from National Health and Nutrition Evaluation Survey 1999–2006).
MetS: Metabolic syndrome.