Table 2. Prevalence of metabolic syndrome, hypertriglyceridemic waist and individual components according to gender and stage of adolescence.
| Stage | Waist ≥P75 | Elevated TG | Low HDL | Elevated glycemia | Elevated BP | MS | HW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| Girls | |||||||
| Initial (n=157) | 38 (24.2) | 35 (22.3) | 70 (44.6) | 3 (1.9) | 4 (2.5) | 15 (9.5) | 11 (7.0) |
| Intermediary (n=134) | 34 (25.4) | 22 (16.4) | 64 (47.8) | 0 (0) | 2 (1.5) | 7 (5.2) | 9 (6.7) |
| Final (n=123) | 31 (25.2) | 16 (13.0) | 50 (40.7) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.8) | 5 (4.1) | 6 (4.9) |
| Total (n=414) | 103 (24.9) | 73 (17.6)a | 184 (44.4) | 3 (0.7) | 7 (1.7)a | 27 (6.5) | 26 (6.3) |
| Boys | |||||||
| Initial (n=179) | 134 (25.1) | 22 (12.3) | 88 (49.2) | 1 (0.6) | 6 (3.4) | 14 (7.8) | 12 (6.7) |
| Intermediary (n=95) | 24 (25.3) | 10 (10.5) | 45 (47.4) | 1 (1.0) | 6 (6.3) | 4 (4.2) | 5 (5.3) |
| Final (n=112) | 29 (25.9) | 13 (11.6) | 49 (43.8) | 1 (0.9) | 4 (3.6) | 6 (5.4) | 8 (7.1) |
| Total (n=386) | 98 (25.4) | 45 (11.7)a | 182 (47.2) | 3 (0.8) | 16 (4.2)a | 24 (6.2) | 25 (6.5) |
| Total | |||||||
| Initial (n=336) | 83 (24.7) | 57 (16.9) | 158 (47.0) | 4 (1.2) | 10 (2.9) | 29 (8.6) | 23 (6.9) |
| Intermediary (n=229) | 58 (25.3) | 32 (13.9) | 109 (47.6) | 1 (0.4) | 8 (3.5) | 11 (4.8) | 14 (6.1) |
| Final (n=235) | 60 (25.5) | 29 (12.3) | 99 (42.1) | 1 (0.4) | 5 (2.1) | 11 (4.7) | 14 (5.9) |
| Total (n=800) | 201 (25.1) | 118 (14.8) | 366 (45.8) | 6 (0.8) | 23 (2.9) | 51 (6.4) | 51 (6.4) |
MS, metabolic syndrome; HW, hypertriglyceridemic waist; P, percentile; TG, triglycerides; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; BP, blood pressure.
a
p<0.01 between genders.