Table 2 Prevalence of risk factors for the Metabolic Syndrome (MS) in a nationally representative sample of children (in percent)
From: Diagnostic criteria patterns of U.S. children with Metabolic Syndrome: NHANES 1999–2002
Criteria | Group a | Group b | Group c | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 3,467) | (n = 1,064) | (n = 641) | ||
Blood Triglycerides | ≥ 110 mg/dL | 8% | 18% | 36% |
High Density Lipoprotein | ≤ 40 mg/dL | 20% | 16% | 39% |
Abdominal Obesity | ≥ 90th %tile waist circumferencea | 18% | 1% | 41% |
Hyperglycemia | Fasting Glucose ≥ 100b mg/dL | N/A | 10% | 16% |
Blood pressure Systolic Diastolic | ≥ 90th %tilea or ≥ 90th %tilea | 6% | 5% | 12% |
Metabolic Syndrome | Meets ≥ 3 of the 5 criteria | 2% | 0.7% | 23% |