Table 2.
Demographic Characteristics And Prevalence Of The Metabolic Syndrome Among Chinese Children And Adolescents Aged 8–15 Years, NHANES Ⅲ
| Variables | MS | τ/χ2 | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (n=35) | No (n=648) | |||
| Age | 11.86±1.34 | 11.34±1.83 | 2.11 | 0.042 |
| Sheight | 0.39±1.13 | −0.02±0.98 | 2.32 | 0.021 |
| Sweight | 1.33±0.87 | −0.065±0.95 | 8.15 | <0.001 |
| SBMI | 1.39±2.72 | −0.068±0.95 | 8.55 | <0.001 |
| SWC | 1.67±0.62 | −0.08±0.93 | 15.05 | <0.001 |
| SAST | 1.33±0.76 | −0.07±0.95 | 10.08 | <0.001 |
| WHtR | 0.54±0.04 | 0.43±0.05 | 14.65 | <0.001 |
| SSBP | 1.17±0.85 | −0.06±0.96 | 7.09 | <0.001 |
| SDBP | 1.00±0.96 | −0.05±0.96 | 6.02 | <0.001 |
| FBG (mmol/L) | 5.32±0.47 | 5.14±0.43 | 2.34 | 0.020 |
| HDL-C(mmol/L) | 1.19±0.23 | 1.54±0.29 | −6.92 | <0.001 |
| TG (mmol/L) | 1.49±0.41 | 0.88±0.36 | 9.76 | <0.001 |
| SlnCLAP | 1.56±0.46 | −0.08±0.94 | 18.34 | <0.001 |
| Overall obesity (Based on BMI) | 70.26 | <0.001 | ||
| No | 1(0.2) | 460(99.8) | ||
| Yes | 34(15.3) | 188(84.7) | ||
| Abdominal Obesity (Based on WHtR) | 126.40 | <0.001 | ||
| <0.5 | 5(0.9) | 564(99.1) | ||
| ≥0.5 | 30(26.3) | 84(73.7) | ||
| CLAP | 98.25 | <0.001 | ||
| <P75 | 1(0.2) | 506(99.8) | ||
| ≥P75 | 34(19.3) | 142(80.7) | ||
| Healthy Dietary behaviors | 1.15 | 0.285 | ||
| <P75 | 29(5.6) | 485(94.4) | ||
| ≥P75 | 6(3.6) | 163(96.4) | ||
| Risk Dietary behaviors | 1.87 | 0.172 | ||
| <P75 | 23(4.5) | 492(95.5) | ||
| ≥P75 | 12(7.1) | 156(92.9) | ||
| Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity time | 4.28 | 0.039 | ||
| <60min | 25(6.7) | 347(93.3) | ||
| ≥60min | 10(3.2) | 301(96.8) | ||
| Sedentary activity time | 0.02 | 0.876 | ||
| <120min | 16(5.0) | 305(95.0) | ||
| ≥120min | 19(5.2) | 343(94.8) | ||
Notes: The Sheight, Sweight, SBMI, SWC, SSBP, SDBP, SLnCLAP was the standardized height, weight, BMI, SBP, DBP, and lnCLAP by gender and age using normal deviation method.
Abbreviations: NHANES, National Health And Nutrition Examination Survey; SBMI, standardized body mass index; SWC, standardized waist circumference; WHtR, waist-height ratio; SAST, standardized abdominal skinfold thickness; SSBP, standardized systolic blood pressure; SDBP, standardized diastolic blood pressure; FBG, fasting blood glucose; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG, triacylglycerol; SlnCLAP, standardized logarithmic children lipid accumulation product; CLAP, children lipid accumulation product.