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Table 2 Clinical characteristics of the participants by the WC 90th percentile

From: Development of waist circumference percentiles for Japanese children and an examination of their screening utility for childhood metabolic syndrome: a population-based cross-sectional study

Age Group

 

Boys

Girls

 

WC percentile

WC percentile

 

< 90th

90-100th

< 90th

90-100th

6-9 yr

n

14

180

2

154

 

Systolic BP < 130 mmHg

0/14

(0.0)

12/180

(6.7)

0/2

(0.0)

9/154

(5.8)

 

Dyastolic BP < 85 mmHg

1/14

(7.1)

9/180

(5.0)

0/2

(0.0)

12/154

(7.8)

 

BS < 5.6 mM

2/14

(14.3)

36/180

(20.0)

0/2

(0.0)

17/154

(11.0)

 

TG < 1.7 mM

0/14

(0.0)

10/180

(5.6)

0/2

(0.0)

5/154

(3.3)

 

HDL-C <1.03 mM

0/14

(0.0)

4/180

(2.2)

0/2

(0.0)

5/154

(3.3)

 

Two or more metabolic risk factors

0/14

(0.0)

7/180

(3.9)

0/2

(0.0)

2/154

(1.3)

10-12 yr

n

21

140

6

68

 

Systolic BP < 130 mmHg

0/21

(0.0)

26/140

(18.6)

0/6

(0.0)

12/68

(17.7)

 

Dyastolic BP < 85 mmHg

0/21

(0.0)

20/140

(14.3)

0/6

(0.0)

5/68

(7.4)

 

BS < 5.6 mM

6/21

(28.6)

31/140

(22.1)

1/6

(16.7)

14/68

(20.6)

 

TG < 1.7 mM

0/21

(0.0)

15/140

(10.7)

0/6

(0.0)

5/68

(7.4)

 

HDL-C <1.03 mM

0/21

(0.0)

6/140

(4.3)

0/6

(0.0)

1/68

(1.5)

 

Two or more metabolic risk factors

0/21

(0.0)

16/140

(11.4)

0/6

(0.0)

3/68

(4.4)

  1. The numbers in the parentheses show the percentages of children
  2. n Number of participants, WC Waist circumference, BP Blood pressure, BS Blood sugar, TG Triglyceride, HDL-C High-density lipoprotein cholesterol