Prevalence and Anthropometric Risk of Metabolic Syndrome in Taiwanese Adolescents
Table 1
The general characteristics of young adolescents in Taiwan.
Variables
Boys ()
Girls ()
Mean ± s.d.
10th
50th
90th
Mean ± s.d.
10th
50th
90th
Age (years)*
13.0 ± 0.8
13.1 ± 0.8
Body height (cm)***
163.6 ± 8.1
152.5
164.0
173.5
157.7 ± 5.6
151.0
157.5
164.5
Body weight (kg)***
56.0 ± 13.0
41.0
54.0
73.0
49.8 ± 9.8
39.3
48.5
62.0
BMI (kg/m2)***
20.8 ± 3.9
16.6
20.0
26.1
20.0 ± 3.4
16.5
19.4
24.3
Waist circumference (cm)***
71.6 ± 10.2
61.0
69.0
86.0
67.5 ± 8.0
59.0
66.0
78.0
Hip circumference (cm)
89.1 ± 9.1
79.0
88.0
100.0
88.5 ± 7.6
80.0
88.0
98.0
Systolic BP (mmHg)***
118.0 ± 15.4
100.0
118.0
136.0
113.0 ± 13.5
97.0
113.0
129.0
Diastolic BP (mmHg)
68.3 ± 11.4
56.0
68.0
82.0
67.8 ± 10.8
55.0
68.0
80.0
Triglyceride (mg/dL)@
67.9 ± 33.2
37.0
59.0
111.0
68.4 ± 29.1
41.0
62.0
102.0
HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)***
50.0 ± 11.4
36.0
49.0
66.0
52.8 ± 12.1
39.0
51.0
69.0
Fasting glucose (mg/dL)**
89.1 ± 7.9
79.0
89.0
98.0
87.8 ± 8.0
78.0
87.0
98.0
Cigarette smoking1
No (%)
78.3$
85
Yes (%)
5.0
4.5
Alcohol consumption2
No (%)
78.7
86
Yes (%)
0.5
0.7
Puberty development 3 ***
Yes (%)
85.1
90.2
$The number of cigarette smoking, alcohol consumed, and puberty development not equal to 100% may be due to missing or incomplete data. 1Cigarette smoking: No: never smoking, Yes: current or previous smoking. 2Alcohol consumption: No: drinking less than once per week, Yes: drinking ≧1 per week. 3Puberty development: Yes: with any one of the three Tanner Stage 1 signs. , , when boys compared with girls. @TG was tested after log transformation.
