Table 2.

Odd ratios^a of the incident MetS parameters in phase I, II and III.

Characteristics	phase I	phase II	phase III
Boys
obesity	1	1.40 (1.16–1.68)*	1.49 (1.19–1.87)*
Abdominal obesity	1	2.28 (1.95–2.67)*	2.61 (2.19–3.12)*
High FBG	1	0.90 (0.69–1.18)	0.47 (0.34–0.64)*
Low HDL-C	1	1.51 (1.32–1.73)*	0.84 (0.73–0.96)*
High TG	1	0.68 (0.58–0.78)*	0.63 (0.54–0.74)*
High BP	1	0.45 (0.37–0.53)*	0.42 (0.34–0.52)*
MetS	1	1.1 (0.90–1.33)	0.94 (0.73–1.22)
Girls
obesity	1	1.42 (1.14–1.77)*	1.41 (1.07–1.84)*
Abdominal obesity	1	1.08 (0.912–1.28)	0.98 (0.79–1.21)
High FBG	1	0.78 (0.56–1.08)	0.59 (0.42–0.83)*
Low HDL-C	1	1.89 (1.66–2.14)*	1.07 (0.93–1.22)
High TG	1	0.65 (0.67–0.75)*	0.50 (0.43–0.58)*
High BP	1	0.50 (0.43–0.58)*	0.21 (0.16–0.27)*
MetS	1	0.21 (0.16–0.27)*	0.55 (0.41–0.75)*

Obesity, BMI ≥ 95th percentile for age and sex; abdominal obesity, WC ≥ 90th percentile for age and sex; high FBG, FBS ≥ 100 (mg/dL); Low HDL-C, HDL-C < 40 (mg/dL); high TG, TG ≥ 110 (mg/dL); High BP, SBP, and/or DBP ≥90th percentile for sex, age, and height.

^a(95% Confidence interval).

*P value <0.05 compare to phase I.