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 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   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 | Â | Â | Â | |
   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 |