Table 4.

Associations among Number of Guidelines Met with Adiposity and Standardized Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Adolescents (n=251)^{^}

	No Guidelines			1 Guideline			2 + Guidelines
	Beta	SE	p-value	Beta	SE	p-value	Beta	SE	p-value
Adiposity
BMI Percentile	Ref	Ref	Ref	−4.55	4.16	0.27	−13.87	5.45	0.01*
Body Fat (%)	Ref	Ref	Ref	−0.69	1.38	0.62	−4.43	1.80	0.01*
Visceral Adipose Tissue (liters)	Ref	Ref	Ref	−0.01	0.06	0.81	−0.21	0.09	0.01*
Standardized Cardiometabolic Risk Score$
Waist Circumference	Ref	Ref	Ref	−0.18	0.13	0.18	−0.37	0.17	0.04*
Mean Arterial Pressure	Ref	Ref	Ref	−0.09	0.13	0.50	−0.18	0.18	0.29
High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol#	Ref	Ref	Ref	−0.08	0.14	0.58	−0.11	0.18	0.59
Triglycerides	Ref	Ref	Ref	0.01	0.14	0.91	−0.23	0.18	0.23
HOMA-IR	Ref	Ref	Ref	−0.09	0.14	0.56	−0.45	0.19	0.02*
Total Cardiometabolic Risk	Ref	Ref	Ref	−0.42	0.46	0.36	−1.35	0.61	0.02*

^{^}Assessed using linear regression with adjustment for race, age, sex, and in school status,

^*p<0.05;

^$Scores represent standardized residuals of each component

^#Reverse coded, as in those with a lower risk had a higher HDL-C level for their age and sex.