Table 2.
Clinical characteristics of the participants by the WC 90th percentile
| Age Group | Boys | Girls | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WC percentile | WC percentile | ||||||||
| < 90th | 90-100th | < 90th | 90-100th | ||||||
| 6-9 yr | n | 14 | 180 | 2 | 154 | ||||
| Systolic BP < 130 mmHg | 0/14 | (0.0) | 12/180 | (6.7) | 0/2 | (0.0) | 9/154 | (5.8) | |
| Dyastolic BP < 85 mmHg | 1/14 | (7.1) | 9/180 | (5.0) | 0/2 | (0.0) | 12/154 | (7.8) | |
| BS < 5.6 mM | 2/14 | (14.3) | 36/180 | (20.0) | 0/2 | (0.0) | 17/154 | (11.0) | |
| TG < 1.7 mM | 0/14 | (0.0) | 10/180 | (5.6) | 0/2 | (0.0) | 5/154 | (3.3) | |
| HDL-C <1.03 mM | 0/14 | (0.0) | 4/180 | (2.2) | 0/2 | (0.0) | 5/154 | (3.3) | |
| Two or more metabolic risk factors | 0/14 | (0.0) | 7/180 | (3.9) | 0/2 | (0.0) | 2/154 | (1.3) | |
| 10-12 yr | n | 21 | 140 | 6 | 68 | ||||
| Systolic BP < 130 mmHg | 0/21 | (0.0) | 26/140 | (18.6) | 0/6 | (0.0) | 12/68 | (17.7) | |
| Dyastolic BP < 85 mmHg | 0/21 | (0.0) | 20/140 | (14.3) | 0/6 | (0.0) | 5/68 | (7.4) | |
| BS < 5.6 mM | 6/21 | (28.6) | 31/140 | (22.1) | 1/6 | (16.7) | 14/68 | (20.6) | |
| TG < 1.7 mM | 0/21 | (0.0) | 15/140 | (10.7) | 0/6 | (0.0) | 5/68 | (7.4) | |
| HDL-C <1.03 mM | 0/21 | (0.0) | 6/140 | (4.3) | 0/6 | (0.0) | 1/68 | (1.5) | |
| Two or more metabolic risk factors | 0/21 | (0.0) | 16/140 | (11.4) | 0/6 | (0.0) | 3/68 | (4.4) | |
The numbers in the parentheses show the percentages of children
n Number of participants, WC Waist circumference, BP Blood pressure, BS Blood sugar, TG Triglyceride, HDL-C High-density lipoprotein cholesterol