Table 3.
Comparison of metabolic components between overweight/obese and normal-weight children
| Parameter | Overweight/obese (N = 209) n (%) |
Normal-weight (N = 193) n (%) |
OR (95%CI)a |
|---|---|---|---|
| WC ≥90th Percentile# | |||
| Yes | 176 (84.2)d | 5 (2.6) | 189.0 (70.8, 504.8) |
| No | 33 (15.8) | 188 (97.4) | 1.0 |
| FBG ≥5.6 mmol/L# | |||
| Yes | 12 (5.8) | 10 (5.2) | 1.5 (0.4, 5.8) |
| No | 196 (94.2) | 182 (94.8) | 1.0 |
| TG ≥1.7 mmol/L# | |||
| Yes | 26 (12.5)c | 8 (4.2) | 2.5 (0.7, 9.3) |
| No | 182 (87.5) | 184 (95.8) | 1.0 |
| HDL-C ≤1.03 mmol/L# | |||
| Yes | 41 (19.7) d | 9 (4.7) | 5.0 (2.4, 11.1) |
| No | 167 (80.3) | 183 (95.3) | 1.0 |
| High BP† | |||
| Yes | 13 (6.3)b | 3 (1.6) | 4.2 (1.3, 18.7) |
| No | 195 (93.8) | 190 (98.4) | 1.0 |
| Metabolic Syndrome† | |||
| Yes | 11 (5.3) c | 0 (0) | 16.3 (2.2, 461.1)e |
| No | 198 (94.7) | 193 (100) | 1.0 |
†Denotes Fisher's Exact Test
# Denotes Pearson's Chi-square Test
b significant at p < .05; c significant at p < .01; d significant at p < .001
a OR calculated from logistic regression test by using enter method
e OR was calculated by adding 0.5 into the cell with 0 value