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Table 1 Description of the metabolic syndrome criteria and their respective cutoff points.

From: Metabolic syndrome in overweight children from the city of Botucatu - São Paulo State - Brazil: agreement among six diagnostic criteria

Metabolic syndromecriteria

Age group of children in the studies

7-11 years

10-19 years

6-11 years

8-12 years

8-16 years

12-19 years

Metabolic syndrome components

Ferreira et al 15

Silva et al 16

Boney et at 30

Braunschweig et al 7

Monzavi et al 31

Cook et al 8

Anthropometric indicators*

BMI≥95th percentile

BMI≥97th percentile

IMC≥85th percentile

WC≥90th percentile

BMI≥95th percentile

WC≥90th percentil

Insulin resistance indicators**

Glycemia>100

HOMA>2.5

Glycemia >110

Glycemia≥110

Glycemia≥100

Glycemia≥100

HDL-C (mg/dL)

≤38

≤35

<5th percentile

≤40

≤10th percentile

≤40

Triglycerides (mg/dL)

≥110

≥130

>95th percentile

≥110

≥90th percentile

≥110

SBP/DBP (mmHg)

>95th percentile

≥95th percentile

>95th percentile

≥90th percentile

≥90th percentile

≥90th percentile

  1. *BMI = body mass index or WC = waist circumference **impaired fasting glucose/HOMA-IR