Table 1 Descriptive statistics of clinical and metabolic characteristics of subject studied (control vs. metabolic syndrome)
Parameters | Control | Metabolic syndrome | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
N (boys/girls) | 390 (170/220) | 119 (56/63) | Â |
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 |