Table 3.

The association of metabolic syndrome features and early-life factors in Chinese and Spanish adolescents.

	Chinese Adolescents (n = 1150)		Spanish Adolescents (n = 976)
	Breastfeeding Duration	Birth Weight	Breastfeeding Duration	Birth Weight
WC	−0.04	0.15 **	0.05	0.10 **
FG	0.03	0.01	−0.89 **	0.65 **
HDL-C	−0.04	−0.01	0.81 **	−0.58 **
TG	0.09 **	−0.04	−0.64 **	0.48 **
SBP	0.03	0.08 *	−0.03	0.06
DBP	−0.02	0.07 *	−0.02	0.07 *

Notes: WC, waist circumference; FG, fasting glucose; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG, triglyceride; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; MetS, metabolic syndrome. Data are presented as Pearson/Spearman’s correlation coefficients. * p < 0.05 ** p < 0.01.