|
Parameters
|
Control
|
Metabolic syndrome
|
p value
|
|---|
|
N (boys/girls)
|
390 (170/220)
|
119 (56/63)
| |
|
Age (years)
|
13.95 ± 1.18
|
14.39 ± 1.23
|
0.001
|
|
BMI (kg/m2)
|
21.69 ± 4.65
|
23.15 ± 4.36
|
0.004
|
|
Waist circumference (cm)
|
62.07 ± 20.57
|
23.15 ± 24.13
|
0.009
|
|
Hip circumference (cm)
|
76.89 ± 26.51
|
81.99 ± 28.27
|
0.076
|
|
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)
|
117.81 ± 12.88
|
127.84 ± 16.53
|
0.000
|
|
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)
|
69.50 ± 11.34
|
74.98 ± 13.86
|
0.000
|
|
Total cholesterol (mmol/l)
|
3.80 ± 0.93
|
4.13 ± 1.05
|
0.001
|
|
Glucose (mmol/l)
|
4.95 ± 0.87
|
5.55 ± 0.98
|
0.000
|
|
HDL-cholesterol (mmol/l)
|
0.96 ± 0.22
|
0.91 ± 0.22
|
0.000
|
|
Triglycerides (mmol/l)a
|
1.05 ± 0.47
|
1.52 ± 0.59
|
0.000
|
|
Sex-hormone binding globulin (nmol/l)
|
60.47 ± 29.43
|
51.76 ± 30.03
|
0.006
|
- Data presented as mean ± standard deviation for normal continuous variables
- Significant p-values (< 0.05) were italicized
-
aNon-Gaussian distribution
