Table 3.
Characteristics of boys diagnosed of MetS according to the different diagnostic criteria.
| Variables | IDF | Cook | De Ferranti | Weiss | Viner | Duncan | Rodríguez-Moran | Cruz & Goran | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
| MetS (number) | 41 | 39 | 63 | 32 | 25 | 68 | 68 | 68 | ||||||||
| Age (y) | 13.6 a | 1.0 | 12.9 a | 1.2 | 13.0 a | 1.0 | 13.2 a | 1.2 | 13.0 a | 1.2 | 13.1 a | 1.1 | 13.1 a | 1.1 | 13.1 a | 1.1 |
| Weight (kg) | 69.3 a | 13.6 | 54.9 b | 14.3 | 59.8 b | 15.6 | 59.3 ab | 17.4 | 59.1 ab | 17.0 | 60.3 ab | 15.3 | 60.3 ab | 15.3 | 60.3 ab | 15.3 |
| Fat (%) | 34.1 a | 6.5 | 29.3 a | 7.8 | 32.1 a | 7.7 | 29.4 a | 8.4 | 30.3 a | 8.1 | 31.3 a | 7.8 | 31.3 a | 7.8 | 31.3 a | 7.8 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 25.2 a | 4.3 | 21.8 a | 4.2 | 23.6 a | 4.7 | 22.4 a | 5.5 | 22.4 a | 5.0 | 23.4 a | 4.5 | 23.4 a | 4.5 | 23.4 a | 4.5 |
| WC (cm) | 86.0 a | 9.9 | 74.6 b | 11.7 | 80.2 ab | 12.7 | 76.9 b | 14.0 | 77.8 ab | 13.5 | 79.5 ab | 12.4 | 79.5 ab | 12.4 | 79.5 ab | 12.4 |
| Glucose (mg/dL) | 128.4 a | 53.5 | 172.9 b | 47.4 | 139.5 a | 56.9 | 191.4 b | 27.8 | 193.7 b | 24.4 | 136.0 a | 56.2 | 136.0 a | 56.2 | 136.0 a | 56.2 |
| TG (mg/dL) | 193.0 a | 120.1 | 257.9 a | 146.4 | 210.1 ac | 133.9 | 295.0 bc | 143.9 | 338.9 b | 132.5 | 204.0 a | 130.6 | 204.0 a | 130.6 | 204.0 a | 130.6 |
| Chol (mg/dL) | 129.6 a | 35.6 | 151.6 ab | 27.1 | 134.6 a | 35.7 | 163.0 b | 7.3 | 163.2 b | 8.1 | 133.4 a | 35.4 | 133.4 a | 35.4 | 133.4 a | 35.4 |
| LDL-c (mg/dL) | 101.9 a | 23.8 | 119.7 b | 24.9 | 107.2 ab | 26.7 | 126.3 c | 19.8 | 126.0 c | 21.3 | 107.2 ab | 25.3 | 107.2 ab | 25.3 | 107.2 ab | 25.3 |
| HDL-c (mg/dL) | 35.7 a | 3.4 | 33.1 bc | 2.2 | 35.0 a | 3.4 | 32.3 c | 1.6 | 32.4 c | 1.8 | 34.9 ab | 3.2 | 34.9 ab | 3.2 | 34.9 ab | 3.2 |
| SBP (mmHg) | 137.2 a | 14.7 | 121.6 b | 17.0 | 123.5 b | 17.3 | 122.9 b | 17.9 | 123.4 b | 18.8 | 124.0 b | 16.6 | 124.0 b | 16.6 | 124.0 b | 16.6 |
| DBP mmHg) | 74.1 a | 11.4 | 64.6 b | 8.6 | 65.5 b | 9.0 | 65.1 b | 9.0 | 63.9 b | 9.2 | 66.3 b | 8.7 | 66.3 b | 8.7 | 66.3 b | 8.7 |
| Insulin (mU/mL) | 28.7 a | 15.1 | 20.9 a | 10.4 | 25.5 a | 13.6 | 23.7 a | 14.2 | 24.0 a | 14.3 | 24.9 a | 13.3 | 24.9 a | 13.3 | 24.9 a | 13.3 |
| HOMA-IR | 8.8 a | 6.0 | 9.1 a | 5.7 | 8.3 a | 5.1 | 10.7 a | 5.6 | 11.1 a | 6.2 | 8.0 a | 5.0 | 8.0 a | 5.0 | 8.0 a | 5.0 |
Notes: Fat (%), body fat percentage; BMI, body mass index; WC, waist circumference; TG, triglycerides; Chol, cholesterol; LDL-c, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-c, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; SBP, systolic blood pressure, DBP, diastolic blood pressure, HOMA-IR, homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance. Differences between means that share a letter are not statistically significant (p < 0.05).