Table 2.
Prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its components in Chinese and Spanish adolescents.
| Characteristics | Chinese Adolescents (n = 1150) |
Spanish Adolescents (n = 976) |
|---|---|---|
| Abdominal obesity | 65 (5.5) | 128 (13.1) ** |
| Hypertension | 11 (1.0) | 256 (26.2) ** |
| Hyperglycemia | 23 (2.0) | 65 (6.7) ** |
| Low HDL-C | 160 (13.9) | 176 (18.0) * |
| Hypertriglyceridemia | 84 (7.3) | 32 (3.3) ** |
| Pattern of risk factors clustering | ||
| 0 Component | 886 (77.0) | 568 (58.2) ** |
| 1 Component | 193 (16.8) | 234 (24.0) ** |
| 2 Components | 61 (5.6) | 120 (12.3) ** |
| ≥3 Components | 7 (0.6) | 54 (5.5) ** |
| MetS | 6 (0.5) | 24 (2.5) ** |
Notes: HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; MetS, metabolic syndrome. Values are expressed as numbers of individuals (%). p-value was calculated by chi-square; * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01.