Table 4.
Metabolic syndrome indicators of schoolchildren in Guatemala by gender
| Variable | All n = 302 |
Boys n = 144 |
Girls n = 158 |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BMI | 18.5 ± 3.7 | 19.0 ± 4.4 | 18.0 ± 3.0 | 0.02 |
| BMI status (obesity) n(%) | 0.004 | |||
| < 95th Percentile (Kg/m2) | 265 (87.8) | 119 (82.6) | 147 (93.0) | |
| ≥ 95th Percentile (Kg/m2) | 37 (12.3) | 25 (17.4) | 11 (7.0) | |
| Systolic blood pressure | 99.9 ± 10.4 | 100.7 ± 10.4 | 99.1 ± 10.3 | 0.18 |
| Diastolic blood pressure | 63.5 ± 8.7 | 63.4 ± 9.2 | 63.6 ± 8.2 | 0.84 |
| Blood pressure status n(%) | 0.3 | |||
| < 95th Percentile (mmHg) | 296 (98.0) | 140 (97.2) | 156 (98.7) | |
| ≥ 95th Percentile (mmHg) | 6 (2.0) | 4 (2.8) | 2 (1.3) | |
| Triglycerides | 113.6 ± 47.7 | 110.9 ± 48.9 | 116.2 ± 46.6 | 0.33 |
| Triglycerides status n(%) | 0.91 | |||
| < 110 mg dL | 171 (56.6) | 87 (60.4) | 84 (53.2) | |
| ≥ 110 mg dL | 131 (43.4) | 57 (39.6) | 74 (46.8) | |
| HDL Cholesterol | 46.5 ± 9.1 | 46.2 ± 9.5 | 46.9 ± 8.8 | 0.53 |
| HDLC Status n(%) | 0.3 | |||
| >38 mg dL | 250 (82.8) | 117 (81.3) | 133 (84.2) | |
| ≤ 38 mg dL | 52 (17.2) | 27 (18.8) | 25 (15.8) | |
| Glucose | 74 ± 10.4 | 75.5 ± 10.7 | 72.5 ± 10.0 | 0.01 |
| Glucose Status n(%) | 0.46 | |||
| ≤ 100 mg dL | 297 (98.3) | 141 (97.9) | 156 (98.7) | |
| > 100 mg dL | 5 (1.7) | 3 (2.1) | 2 (1.3) | |
| Metabolic Syndrome n(%) | 0.3 | |||
| Yes | 6 (2.0) | 4(2.8) | 2(1.3) | |
| No | 296 (98.0) | 140(97.2) | 156(98.7) | |
| Number of risk factors n(%) | ||||
| 1 | 101(33.4) | 43(29.9) | 58(36.7) | |
| 2 | 56(18.5) | 31(21.5) | 25(15.8) | |
| 3 | 6(2.0) | 4(2.8) | 2(1.3) | |
| 4 | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) | |
| 5 | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) |