Table 1 Percentage of adverse components of the metabolic syndrome in boys and girls.
From: Construct validity of a continuous metabolic syndrome score in children
# of risk factors | Boys (n/%) N = 184 | Girls (n/%) N = 194 | Total sample (n/%) N = 378 |
|---|---|---|---|
0 | 101 (54.5%) | 91 (46.9%) | 192 (50.7%) |
1 | 62 (33.7%) | 68 (35.0%) | 130 (34.4%) |
2 | 12 (6.5%) | 26 (13.4%) | 38 (10.0%) |
3 | 8 (4.3%) | 7 (3.6%) | 15 (4.0%) |
4 | 1 (0.5%) | 2 (1.0%) | 3 (0.8%) |
5 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0.0%) |