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Table 4 Metabolic syndrome components among Chinese children (%)

From: Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome among children from six cities of China

 

N

MetS components

  

≥ 1

≥ 2

≥ 3

Children ≥ 10 years old

Total

2,647

25.0

5.4

0.9

aSex

   Boy

1,394

26.1

6.7*

1.0

   Girl

1,253

23.8

3.9

0.8

abBMI status

   Normal weight

2,044

11.6**

0.9**

0.1**

   Overweight

330

50.0

9.4

1.2

   Obesity

273

95.2

33.7

6.6

abMother's educational level

   Low (illiterate)

28

28.6

7.1

3.6

   Middle (Primary or Junior middle school)

1,138

22.0

4.9

1.0

   High (Senior middle school or above)

1,111

26.6

6.0

1.0

abFamily's economic level

(Yuan/Month/per family member)

   ≤ 1,500

1,042

24.6

5.5

0.9

   1,501-2,500

617

24.0

5.8

1.3

   > 2,500

610

24.9

5.4

0.8

Children < 10 years old

Total

6,117

20.7

3.5

0.5

aSex

    

   Boy

3,101

21.5

3.9*

0.5

   Girl

3,016

19.9

3.2

0.5

abBMI status

   Normal weight

4,813

9.6**

0.9**

0.04**

   Overweight

675

36.6

5.3

0.6

   Obesity

629

88.7

21.8

4.0

abMother's educational level

   

   Low (illiterate)

52

19.2

0

0

   Middle (Primary or Junior middle school)

1,854

20.2

4.0

0.8

   High (Senior middle school or above)

2,276

22.8

4.4

0.5

abFamily's economic level

(Yuan/Month/per family member)

   ≤ 1,500

1,808

22.5

3.7

0.5

   1,501-2,500

1,145

20.5

3.8

0.7

   > 2,500

1,171

22.2

5.2

0.8

  1. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, compared using generalized linear mixed model
  2. aAdjusted for age and puberty for comparison of different groups
  3. bAdjusted for sex and puberty for comparison of different groups
  4. abAdjusted for age, sex and puberty for comparison of different groups