Table 2.
Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome factors in all overweight, obese, and extremely obese adolescents according to BMI and by gender
| General (n = 321) | Overweight (n = 95) | Obese (n = 129) | Extremely obese (n = 97) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Total |
AbdC >90thP (1)** |
55.0% |
30.4% a |
54.5% b |
87.0% c |
| TG ≥150 mg/dL(1)* |
18.5% |
15.9% ab |
13.0% a |
29.6% b |
|
| HDLc <40 mg/dL(1)NS |
35.5% |
29.0% a |
37.7%a |
40.7%a |
|
| SBP-DBP ≥130/85(1)** |
21.0% |
10.1% a |
18.2% a |
38.9% b |
|
| Glycemia ≥100 mg/dL(2)NS |
2.0% |
2.9% a |
1.3% a |
1.9% a |
|
| |
|
(n = 174) |
(n = 55) |
(n = 71) |
(n = 48) |
|
Female |
AbdC >90thP (2)** |
67.0% |
41.9% a |
65.0% a |
96.6% b |
| TG ≥150 mg/dL(2)NS |
19.0% |
12.9% a |
15.0% a |
31.0% a |
|
| HDLc <40 mg/dL(1)* |
41.0% |
22.6% a |
47.5% ab |
51.7% b |
|
| SBP-DBP ≥130/85(2)** |
21.0% |
9.7% a |
15.0% a |
41.4% b |
|
| Glycemia ≥100 mg/dL(2)NS |
3.0% |
3.2% a |
2.5% a |
3.4% a |
|
| |
|
(n = 147) |
(n = 40) |
(n = 58) |
(n = 49) |
|
Male |
AbdC >90thP(1)** |
43.0% |
21.1% a |
43.2% a |
76.0% b |
| TG ≥150 mg/dL(2)NS |
18.0% |
18.4% a |
10.8% a |
28.0% a |
|
| HDLc <40 mg/dL(1)NS |
30.0% |
34.2% a |
27.0% a |
28.0% a |
|
| SBP-DBP ≥130/85(2)* |
21.0% |
10.5% a |
21.6% ab |
36.0% b |
|
| Glycemia ≥100 mg/dL(2)NS | 1.0% | 2.6% a | 0.0% a | 0.0% a |
Note: (1) Chi-square test.
(2) Fisher’s exact test.
* p < 0.05 **p < 0.01 NS not significant.
The same letters show no statistically significant difference.
AbdC Abdominal circumference, HDLc-HDL cholesterol, TG Triglycerides, SBP Systolic Blood Pressure, DBP Diastolic Blood Pressure.