Table 1 Proposals for rating the metabolic syndrome in children and adolescents
From: Metabolic syndrome in children and adolescents - criteria for diagnosis
| Â | Cook et al. | De Ferranti et al. | Weiss et al. |
|---|---|---|---|
3 or more among the 5 criteria below | |||
Adiposity: abdominal circumference (AC) or BMI | AC ≥ p 90th | AC > p 75th | BMI z score ≥ 2,0 |
Fasting glycemia or at OGTT (mg/dL) | Fasting gly ≥ 110 | Fasting gly ≥ 110 | Glycemia at OGTT of 140-200 |
Blood pressure | ≥ p 90th | > p 90th | > p 95th |
HDL Cholesterol (mg/dL) | ≤ 40 | < 50 (girls) e < 45 (boys) | < p 5th |
Triglycerides (mg/dL) | ≥ 110 | ≥ 100 | > p 95th |