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Table 5 Clinical characteristics of the participants by the WC/Ht 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/Ht percentile

WC/Ht percentile

< 97th

97-100th

< 97th

97-100th

6-9 yr

n

40

154

14

142

Systolic BP < 130 mmHg

2/40

(5.0)

10/154

(6.5)

0/1

(0.0)

9/142

(6.3)

Dyastolic BP < 85 mmHg

2/40

(5.0)

8/154

(5.2)

1/14

(7.1)

11/142

(7.8)

BS < 5.6 mM

7/40

(17.5)

31/154

(20.1)

0/14

(0.0)

17/142

(12.0)

TG < 1.7 mM

0/40

(0.0)

10/154

(6.5)

0/14

(0.0)

5/142

(3.5)

HDL-C <1.03 mM

0/40

(0.0)

4/154

(2.6)

0/14

(0.0)

5/142

(3.5)

Two or more metabolic risk factors

0/40

(0.0)

7/154

(4.6)

0/14

(0.0)

2/142

(1.4)

10-12 yr

n

78

83

38

78

Systolic BP < 130 mmHg

11/78

(14.1)

15/83

(18.1)

2/15

(13.3)

10/59

(17.0)

Dyastolic BP < 85 mmHg

6/78

(7.7)

14/83

(16.9)

0/15

(0.0)

5/59

(8.5)

BS < 5.6 mM

17/78

(21.8)

20/83

(24.1)

4/15

(26.7)

11/59

(18.6)

TG < 1.7 mM

3/78

(3.9)

12/83

(14.5)

2/15

(13.3)

3/59

(5.1)

HDL-C <1.03 mM

0/78

(0.0)

6/83

(7.2)

1/15

(6.7)

0/59

(0.0)

Two or more metabolic risk factors

4/78

(5.1)

12/83

(14.5)

2/15

(13.3)

1/59

(1.7)

  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