Table 1.
Mean ± SD of individual metabolic biomarkers and the metabolic risk z-score (MetRisk z-score) in 238 ELEMENT participants.
| All n = 238 |
Girls n = 125 |
Boys n = 113 |
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| Waist circumference (cm) | 70.8 ± 10.8 | 71.6 ± 11.5 | 70.0 ± 10.0 |
| Fasting glucose (mg/dL) | 87.1 ± 9.4 | 86.2 ± 10.6 | 88.1 ± 7.9 |
| C-peptide (ng/dL) | 1.7 ± 1.23 | 1.9 ± 1.3 | 1.6 ± 1.2 |
| HDL (mg/dL) | 58.7 ± 11.8 | 57.7 ± 11.7 | 59.8 ± 12.0 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 87.8 ± 44.2 | 96.8 ± 47.2 | 77.9 ± 38.4 |
| SBP (mmHg) | 103 ± 10 | 101 ± 10 | 105 ± 10 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 66 ± 7 | 66 ± 7 | 66 ± 7 |
| MetRisk z-scorea | 0.00 ± 0.62 | 0.03 ± 0.65 | −0.04 ± 0.58 |
HDL: high-density lipoprotein, SBP: systolic blood pressure, DBP: diastolic blood pressure
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Calculated as the average of 5 internally-standardized z-scores for waist circumference, fasting glucose, C-peptide, triglycerides/HDL ratio, and the average of SBP and DBP.