Table 5.
Clinical characteristics of the participants by the WC/Ht 97th percentile
| Age Group | Boys | Girls | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WC/Ht percentile | WC/Ht percentile | ||||||||
| < 97th | 97-100th | < 97th | 97-100th | ||||||
| 6-9 yr | n | 40 | 154 | 14 | 142 | ||||
| Systolic BP < 130 mmHg | 2/40 | (5.0) | 10/154 | (6.5) | 0/1 | (0.0) | 9/142 | (6.3) | |
| Dyastolic BP < 85 mmHg | 2/40 | (5.0) | 8/154 | (5.2) | 1/14 | (7.1) | 11/142 | (7.8) | |
| BS < 5.6 mM | 7/40 | (17.5) | 31/154 | (20.1) | 0/14 | (0.0) | 17/142 | (12.0) | |
| TG < 1.7 mM | 0/40 | (0.0) | 10/154 | (6.5) | 0/14 | (0.0) | 5/142 | (3.5) | |
| HDL-C <1.03 mM | 0/40 | (0.0) | 4/154 | (2.6) | 0/14 | (0.0) | 5/142 | (3.5) | |
| Two or more metabolic risk factors | 0/40 | (0.0) | 7/154 | (4.6) | 0/14 | (0.0) | 2/142 | (1.4) | |
| 10-12 yr | n | 78 | 83 | 38 | 78 | ||||
| Systolic BP < 130 mmHg | 11/78 | (14.1) | 15/83 | (18.1) | 2/15 | (13.3) | 10/59 | (17.0) | |
| Dyastolic BP < 85 mmHg | 6/78 | (7.7) | 14/83 | (16.9) | 0/15 | (0.0) | 5/59 | (8.5) | |
| BS < 5.6 mM | 17/78 | (21.8) | 20/83 | (24.1) | 4/15 | (26.7) | 11/59 | (18.6) | |
| TG < 1.7 mM | 3/78 | (3.9) | 12/83 | (14.5) | 2/15 | (13.3) | 3/59 | (5.1) | |
| HDL-C <1.03 mM | 0/78 | (0.0) | 6/83 | (7.2) | 1/15 | (6.7) | 0/59 | (0.0) | |
| Two or more metabolic risk factors | 4/78 | (5.1) | 12/83 | (14.5) | 2/15 | (13.3) | 1/59 | (1.7) | |
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