A New Approach to Define and Diagnose Cardiometabolic Disorder in Children

Table 2

Overall mean value and regression -values with risk factors and age. -values were used to calculate age adjusted risk factor levels.

Characteristic	Regression for age
	Girls			Boys
	Mean		<	Mean		<
BMI (kg/m^2)	19.6	0.704	0.001	19.6	0.699	0.001
Waist circumference (cm)	67.4	2.190	0.001	68.3	2.317	0.001
Ratio waist to hip circumference	77.8	−0.014	0.001	75.6	0.012	0.001
Sum of 4 skinfolds (mm)	42.9	2.453	0.001	33.5	0.743	0.001
Diastolic BP (mmHg)	61.5	0.386	0.001	62.0	0.442	0.001
Systolic BP (mmHg)	105.2	1.339	0.001	106.1	1.382	0.001
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)	4.29	−0.032	0.001	4.10	−0.070	0.001
HDL-cholesterol (mmol/L)	1.48	−0.019	0.001	1.48	−0.025	0.001
LDL-cholesterol (mmol/L)	2.40	−0.039	0.001	2.29	−0.044	0.001
Triglyceride (mmol/L)	0.80	0.025	0.001	.75	0.028	0.001
Glucose (mmol/L)	4.99	0.041	0.001	5.06	0.042	0.001
Insulin (pmol/L)	55.0	4.476	0.001	51.1	4.522	0.001
CRF (VO2max [mL/min/kg])	42.5	−0.634	0.001	50.5	0.418	0.001
CRP (mg/dL)	.84	−0.015	NS	.74	0.006	NS
APOA1 (mol/L)	11.2	1.311	0.001	10.6	1.197	0.001
APOB (mol/L)	1.00	0.037	0.001	.94	0.032	0.001
Leptin (ng/mL)	.93	0.099	0.001	.37	−0.007	NS
Adiponectin (g/mL)	17.0	−0.396	0.001	15.2	−0.841	0.001
HOMA	12.6	1.111	0.001	11.8	1.129	0.001