Table 2.
Prevalence of altered metabolic parameters
| Patients (n = 60) | |
|---|---|
| WC ≥ 90th percentile, n (%) | 32 (53) |
| SBP ≥ 90th percentile or DBP ≥ 90th percentile, n (%) | 8 (13) |
| HDL-C ≤ 10th percentile, n (%) | 8 (13) |
| TC ≥ 90th percentile, n (%) | 11 (18) |
| LDL-C ≥ 90th percentile, n (%) | 7 (12) |
| Triglycerides ≥ 90th percentile, n (%) | 7 (12) |
| Fasting blood glucose ≥ 90th percentile, n (%) | 2 (3.3) |
| HOMA-IR ≥ 90th percentile and HOMA 2-IR > 1.8, n (%) | 16 (27) |
SD standard deviation, IQR interquartile range, MetS metabolic syndrome, kg kilograms, cm centimeters, BMI body mass index, WC waist circumference, WHtR waist-to-height ratio, PASI Psoriasis Area Severity Index, HPT hypertension, DM diabetes mellitus, HCT hypercholesterolemia, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, HDL-C high-density lipoproteins-cholesterol, TC total cholesterol, LDL-C low-density lipoproteins-cholesterol, HOMA-IR homeostatic model assessment for insulin resistance, HOMA 2-IR homeostatic model assessment 2 for insulin resistance
aComparison between children with and without MetS using χ2 test and Fisher’s exact test for the study of categorical variables and Student t test or Mann-Whitney nonparametric test for the study of quantitative variables