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Table 2 Distribution of individual risk factors among Brazilian adolescents by gender

From: Physical activity, cardiorespiratory fitness, and metabolic syndrome in adolescents: A cross-sectional study

 

Males

N = 233

Females

N = 223

p*

 

%

95% CI

%

95% CI

 

Large waist circumference

10.5

7 - 28.5

10.9

7.3 - 15.5

ns

High blood pressure

22.6

17.8 - 28.5

20.3

15.4 - 25.9

ns

Low HDL-C

39.2

33 - 45.4

27

21.5 - 33

0.006

Hypertriglyceridemia

19.8

15.1 - 25.3

19.8

15 - 25.4

ns

Hyperglycemia

7.8

4.9 - 11.8

3.2

1.5 - 6.3

0.033

  1. *Chi-squared test
  2. Abbreviations: 95% IC, Confidence interval of 95%; ns, non-significant.
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