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Table 2 Prevalence of cardiometabolic risk factors in obese children and adolescents

From: Insulin resistance and its association with the components of the metabolic syndrome among obese children and adolescents

 

Total (n = 466)

Boys (n = 272)

Girls (n = 194)

P*

Waist circumference ≥ 90 pc a

49

48

51

0.491

Systolic BP ≥ 90 pc b

8

10

7

0.272

Diastolic BP ≥ 90 pc b

13

14

11

0.579

Glucose ≥ 100 mg/dL c

4

6

2

0.063

Insulin ≥ 15 μU/mL d

56

45

71

<0.001

HOMA-IR (≥ 3.4) d

51

43

63

<0.001

Total cholesterol ≥ 200 mg/dL e

11

14

7

0.013

Triglycerides ≥ 150 mg/dL c

29

28

31

0.431

LDL-C ≥ 130 mg/dL e

11

15

6

0.004

HDL-C < 40 mg/dL c

69

68

71

0.495

Metabolic syndrome components c

    

   0

13

15

10

0.162

   1

30

28

31

0.465

   2

37

36

38

0.700

   ≥3 components c

20

21

20

0.898

  1. All values are percentages.
  2. a According to Waist Circumference percentiles of Mexican-American children [21].
  3. b According to National High Blood Pressure Education Program [20].
  4. c According to International Diabetes Federation (IDF) criteria [12].
  5. d Insulin and HOMA-IR According to the cardiovascular risk cut-off points [24].
  6. e According to Committee on Nutrition of the American Academy of Pediatrics [22].
  7. *P value according to X² test comparing boys and girls.