Ability of Different Measures of Adiposity to Identify High Metabolic Risk in Adolescents

Table 1

Descriptive characteristics of the study sample.

Variables	Total (𝑛=517)	Girls (𝑛=297)	Boys (𝑛=220)
Age, years	16.5±0.9	16.5±1.0	16.4±0.8
Height, cm	165.0±13.6	160.0±11.0	170.2±1.0^∗
Weight, kg	63.1±12.5	58.6±10.0	69.3±13.1^∗
BMI, kg/m²	22.9±3.7	22.7±3.5	22.7±3.5
Waist circumference, cm	79.3±10.7	78.3±10.3	80.7±11.1^∗
Systolic BP, mmHg	115.2±15.3	111.8±13.8	120.0±16.1^∗
Diastolic BP, mmHg	66.4±9.4	66.3±10.0	66.5±8.6
Total cholesterol, mg/dL	161.9±32.3	169.3±33.6	151.8±27.5^∗
HDL-cholesterol, mg/dL	55.6±13.4	59.3±13.0	50.5±12.3^∗
Triglycerides, mg/dL	70.7±35.1	72.5±34.6	68.1±35.6
Total cholesterol/HDL-C ratio	3.0±0.7	2.9±0.8	3.1±0.7^∗
Fasting glucose, (mg/dL)	86.8±9.2	84.6±8.7	89.7±9.1^∗
Fasting insulin, (uU/mL)	9.1±6.0	9.3±5.1	8.7±7.0
HOMA	1.9±1.3	1.9±1.1	1.9±1.6
Metabolic risk score^a	0.1±3.1	0±3.1	0.1±3.2

Data are means ± standard deviations. ^∗𝑃<0.05 for sex comparisons (one-tailed 𝑡-test). BMI, body mass index; BP, blood pressure; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; ^aobtained by summing individual risk factors (total cholesterol/HDL-C ratio, triglycerides, HOMA, and systolic blood pressure) age- and sex-standardized scores.