Association of Lifestyle and Body Composition on Risk Factors of Cardiometabolic Diseases and Biomarkers in Female Adolescents

Table 1

Absolute and relative frequencies of female adolescents’ lifestyle cardiometabolic diseases risk factors.

Variables	Absolute frequency (n)	Relative frequency (%)
BMI & BF% (DEXA) ()
LW-EUT & adequate BF% (G1)	179	45.31
EUT & high BF% (G2)	126	31.90
OW-OB & high BF% (G3)	90	22.78
Neck circumference (cm) ()
Adequate neck circumference	388	95.80
High neck circumference	17	4.20
Blood pressure (mmHg) ()
Normotensive	332	83
High blood pressure	68	17
Total cholesterol (mg/dL) ()
Adequate total cholesterol	218	54.09
High total cholesterol	185	45.91
HDL (mg/dL) ()
Adequate HDL	274	67.99
Low HDL	129	32.01
LDL (mg/dL) ()
Adequate LDL	317	78.66
High LDL	86	21.34
Triglycerides (mg/dL) ()
Adequate triglycerides	338	83.87
High triglycerides	65	16.13
Glucose (mg/dL) ()
Adequate glucose	395	98.70
High glucose	5	1.30
Insulin (mUI/mL) ()
Adequate insulin	379	95.20
High insulin	19	4.80
HOMA-IR ()
Adequate HOMA-IR	367	92.20
High HOMA-IR	31	7.80
Uric acid (mg/dL) ()
Adequate UA	392	97.51
High UA	10	2.49
hs-CRP (mg/dL) ()
Adequate hs-CRP	350	87.28
Inflammation	51	12.72

Body composition classification; n: absolute frequency; BMI: body mass index; DEXA: dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry; LW: low weight; EUT: Eutrophy; OW: overweight; OB: obesity; BF%: body fat percentage; LDL: low-density lipoprotein; HDL: high-density lipoprotein; HOMA-IR: homeostasis model assessment–insulin resistance. hs-CRP: high sensitivity C-reactive protein.