Metabolic Syndrome in Italian Obese Children and Adolescents: Stronger Association with Central Fat Depot than with Insulin Sensitivity and Birth Weight

Table 2

Variables significantly associated to metabolic syndrome.

Dependent variable: MetS
Independent variables^a	Beta^b ± SE	𝑃
Entire population
Log central obesity index	2.815±0.947	.003
Log ISI	−1.257±0.306	<.001
Log birth weight	−0.411±0.128	.001
Prepubertal group
Log central obesity index	4.804±1.587	.002
Log ISI	−1.1290.564	.045
Pubertal group
Log central obesity index	2.491±1.170	.033
Log ISI	−1.013±0.371	.006
Log birth weight	−0.3850.167	.021

^aAll values are log-transformed to approximate normal distribution. ^bGeneralized equation estimation method regression coefficient.
MetS and ISI denote metabolic syndrome and insulin sensitivity index, respectively.