Table 2.
Proportion of children with obesity by the three adiposity indicators among those with cardio-metabolic risk factors.
| Cardio-Metabolic Risk Marker | WHtR ≥ 0.5 n (%) |
WC ≥ 90 Percentile n (%) |
BMI z-Score > 1 SD n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| LDL-c ≥ 3.4 mmol/L (n = 12) |
12 (100) | 7 (58.3) | 11 (91.6) |
| HDL-c < 1 mmol/L (n = 15) |
14 (93.3) | 10 (66.6) | 14 (93.3) |
| TGs ≥1.1 mmol/L (0–9 years) or ≥ 1.5 mmol/L (10–19 years) (n = 40) |
37 (92.5) | 22 (55) | 34 (85) |
| FPG ≥ 5.6 mmol/L (n = 6) |
3 (50) | 3 (50) | 3 (50) |
| TC ≥ 5.2 mmol/L (n = 11) |
10 (90.9) | 5 (45.45) | 9 (81.8) |
| AIP > 0.11 (n = 92) |
70 (76) | 44 (47.8) | 71 (77.1) |
| AI > 3 for women and > 2.5 for men (n = 27) |
26 (96.2) | 17 (62.9) | 25 (92.6) |
WHtR: waist-to-height ratio; WC: waist circumference; z-BMI: z-score body mass index; CI: confidence interval; LDL: low-density lipoprotein; HDL: high-density lipoprotein; TGs: triglycerides; TC: total cholesterol; AI: atherogenic index; AIP: atherogenic index of plasma.