Table 2:
Prevalence of the individual components of metabolic syndrome among children and adolescents of Yazd district, Iran, 2016–17
| Variable | Abdominal obesity N(%) | High blood pressure N(%) | High blood glucose N(%) | Low HDL-c N(%) | High TG N(%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | Total | 277(27.8) | 76 (8) | 71(9.1) | 438(56.2) | 58 (7.4) |
| Male | 121(27.4) | 37 (8.9) | 41(11.2) | 209(57.3) | 29(7.9) | |
| Female | 156(28.1) | 39 (7.3) | 30(7.2) | 229(55.2) | 29 (7) | |
| BMI percentile* (Iranian cut-off points) | Normal (<85th) | 21(3.5) | 35(7.6) | 25(4.5) | 236(51.5) | 23(5) |
| At risk (85th to <95th) | 72(40.7) | 9(6.8) | 14(8.6) | 73(55.3) | 12(9.1) | |
| Overweight (95th ≤) | 184(83.3)** | 26(14.9)* | 31(14.7)** | 120(69)** | 22(12.6)* |
**
Significant at P≤0.0001 level; using Pearson Chi-Square test (Compared with normal weight and at-risk for overweight subjects)//
*
Significant at P≤0. 05 level; using Pearson Chi-Square test (Compared with normal weight and at-risk for overweight subjects)