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Table 3 Clinical characteristics of the participants by the WC 97th 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

 

< 97th

97-100th

< 97th

97-100th

6-9 yr

n

59

135

23

133

Systolic BP < 130 mmHg

2/59

(3.4)

10/135

(7.4)

1/23

(4.4)

8/133

(6.0)

Dyastolic BP < 85 mmHg

5/59

(8.5)

5/135

(3.7)

2/23

(8.7)

10/133

(7.5)

BS < 5.6 mM

17/59

(28.8)

21/135

(15.6)

1/23

(4.4)

16/133

(12.0)

TG < 1.7 mM

1/59

(1.7)

9/135

(6.7)

0/23

(0.0)

5/133

(3.8)

HDL-C <1.03 mM

0/59

(0.0)

4/135

(3.0)

0/23

(0.0)

5/133

(3.8)

Two or more metabolic risk factors

2/59

(3.4)

5/135

(3.7)

0/23

(0.0)

2/133

(1.5)

10-12 yr

n

101

60

26

48

Systolic BP < 130 mmHg

15/101

(14.9)

11/60

(18.3)

4/26

(15.4)

8/48

(16.7)

Dyastolic BP < 85 mmHg

10/101

(9.9)

10/60

(16.7)

1/26

(3.9)

4/48

(8.3)

BS < 5.6 mM

20/101

(19.8)

17/60

(28.3)

5/26 (19.2)

10/48

(20.8)

 

TG < 1.7 mM

5/101

(5.0)

10/60

(16.7)

2/26

(7.7)

3/48

(6.3)

HDL-C <1.03 mM

3/101

(3.0)

3/60

(5.0)

1/26

(3.9)

0/48

(0.0)

Two or more metabolic risk factors

7/101

(6.9)

9/60

(15.0)

2/26

(7.7)

1/48

(2.1)

  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