Table 4.

Odds Ratios (OR) of Metabolic Syndrome Risk Factors for Dietary Patterns among Korean Adolescents

Logistic analysis was performed and age and sex was a covariate in each model.

CI, confidence interval; TG, serum triglyceride; HDL-C, high density lipoproteins-cholesterol.

^*Metabolic syndrome was defined using the adolescent International Diabetes Federation criteria (IDF). Components of metabolic syndrome were defined as abdominal obesity (≥90th percentile for Korean waist reference data) was mandatory criteria. Two or more of the following components were also required: fasting triglycerides ≥150 mg/dL (1.7 mmol/L), fasting glucose ≥100 mg/dL (5.6 mmol/L), blood pressure ≥130 mmHg systolic or ≥85 mmHg diastolic, and/or HDL cholesterol <40 mg/dL (1.03 mmol/L) for both sexes except for HDL <50 mg/dL (1.29 mmol/L) for girls age ≥16 years.