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Table 4 Clinical characteristics of the participants by the WC/Ht 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/Ht percentile

WC/Ht percentile

< 90th

90-100th

< 90th

90-100th

6-9 yr n

 

14

180

1

155

Systolic BP < 130 mmHg

0/14

(0.0)

12/180

(6.7)

0/1

(0.0)

9/155

(5.8)

Dyastolic BP < 85 mmHg

1/14

(7.1)

9/180

(5.0)

0/1

(0.0)

12/155

(7.7)

BS < 5.6 mM

2/14

(14.3)

36/180

(20.0)

0/1

(0.0)

17/155

(11.0)

TG < 1.7 mM

0/14

(0.0)

10/180

(5.6)

0/1

(0.0)

5/155

(3.2)

HDL-C <1.03 mM

0/14

(0.0)

4/180

(2.2)

0/1

(0.0)

5/155

(3.2)

Two or more metabolic risk factors

0/14

(0.0)

7/180

(3.9)

0/1

(0.0)

2/155

(1.3)

10-12 yr n

 

12

149

1

73

Systolic BP < 130 mmHg

0/12

(0.0)

26/149

(17.5)

0/1

(0.0)

12/73

(16.4)

Dyastolic BP < 85 mmHg

0/12

(0.0)

20/149

(13.4)

0/1

(0.0)

5/73

(6.9)

BS < 5.6 mM

3/12

(25.0)

34/149

(22.8)

0/1

(0.0)

15/73

(20.6)

TG < 1.7 mM

0/12

(0.0)

15/149

(10.1)

0/1

(0.0)

5/73

(6.9)

HDL-C <1.03 mM

0/12

(0.0)

6/149

(4.0)

0/1

(0.0)

1/73

(1.8)

Two or more metabolic risk factors

0/12

(0.0)

16/149

(10.7)

0/1

(0.0)

3/73

(4.1)

  1. The numbers in the parentheses show the percentages of children
  2. WC Waist circumference, BP Blood pressure, BS Blood sugar, TG Triglyceride, HDL-C High-density lipoprotein cholesterol, ns Not significant