Research Article
Associations of Prenatal Growth with Metabolic Syndrome, Insulin Resistance, and Nutritional Status in Chilean Children
Table 2
Anthropometric and perinatal characteristics
n (%)
by sex in 3290 children from Puente Alto, Chile, 2009–2011.
| | Variable | Total | Girls | Boys | P value | | (n = 3290) | (n = 1711) | (n = 1579) |
| | Obesity (BMI ≥ 95 percentile) | 527 (16.0) | 227 (13.3) | 300 (19.0) | 0.002 | | Stunting (stature-for-age < 5th percentile) | 120 (3.6) | 63 (3.7) | 57 (3.1) | 0.049 | | MS (≥3 components) | 239 (7.3) | 150 (8.8) | 89 (5.6) | 0.001 | | HDL-C ≤ 40 mg/dL | 555 (16.9) | 324 (18.9) | 231 (14.6) | 0.001 | | TG ≥ 110 mg/dL | 878 (26.7) | 530 (31.0) | 348 (22.0) | <0.001 | | SBP (mm Hg) ≥ 90th percentile | 349 (10.6) | 199 (11.6) | 150 (9.5) | ns | | DBP (mm Hg) ≥ 90th percentile | 24 (0.73) | 17 (1.0) | 7 (0.4) | ns | | BP (mm Hg) ≥ 90th percentile | 354 (10.8) | 201 (11.7) | 153 (9.7) | ns | | WC (cm) ≥ 90th percentile | 697 (21.2) | 405 (23.7) | 292 (18.5) | <0.001 | | Glucose (mg/dL) ≥ 100 mg/dL | 235 (7.1) | 96 (5.6) | 139 (8.8) | <0.001 | | IR (HOMA ≥ 90th percentile) | 838 (25.5) | 424 (25.2) | 414 (26.4) | ns |
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BMI, body mass index; MS, metabolic syndrome; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein; TG, triglycerides; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; BP, blood pressure; WC, waist circumference; HOMA, homeostasis model assessment; IR, insulin resistance; ns, nonsignificant.
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