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Prevalence of metabolic syndrome for males and females by weight status. Values are in percentages. * p < 0.05 in comparison with overweight females. Overweight: BMI-SDS 1.0–1.99; obesity: BMI-SDS 2.0–2.99; morbid obesity: BMI-SDS ≥3.0. BMI-SDS, body mass index standard deviation scoreevaluated according to IOTF standards [34].
