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Table 2 Characteristics of studies used to compute the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in LMICs in overweight/obese adolescents

From: Metabolic syndrome among children and adolescents in low and middle income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Author, year

Country

Sample size

Prevalence of MetS

Age

MetS with diagnostic methods N (%)

Components of Mets (%)

Qaulity scores

M (%)

F (%)

IDF

ATP-III

de.F

Ab. obesity

Low HDL

High TGL

High FG

High BP

Dejavitte et al. 2020 [1]

Brazil

354

142 (15.5)

212 (5.7)

10–19

34 (9.6)

–

–

77.4

49.4

5.6

15

1.1

8

Cornejo-Monthedoro et al. 2017 [2]

Peru

273

143 (19.6)

130 (25.4)

10–15

61 (22.3)

–

–

81.7

63.7

29.7

5.9

5.1

8

Rinaldi et al. 2016 [3]

Brazil

147

71 (12.7)

76 (7.9)

6–10

–

15 (10.2)

–

47.6

24.5

23.8

0.8

11.6

8

Vukovic et al. 2015 [4]

Serbia

199

84 (33)

115 (29.6)

4–19

62 (31.2)

–

–

9.1

45.3

15.7

4.3

34.6

6

Medina et al. 2015 [5]

Mexico

137

67 (28.4)

70 (17)

6–12

–

31 (22.6)

–

56.9

34.3

46

0.73

21.1

6

Damak et al. 2015 [6]

Tunisia

51

28 (21)

23 (22)

15–18

11 (21.6)

–

-

58.8

9.8

–

27.4

58.8

6

Tavares Giannini et a 2014 [7]

Brazil

163

52

111

10–18

16 (9.8)

33 (20.2)

–

85.9

42.3

29.4

–

13.5

8

52

111

    

70.5

23.9

8.6

1.8

18.4

 

Gobato et al. 2014 [8]

Brazil

79

40 (52.8)

39 (47)

10–18

36 (45.5)

–

 

–

–

–

–

–

6

Casavalle et al. 2014 [9]

Argentina

139

78

61

8–14

–

30 (21.6)

–

55.4

29.5

31.7

1.5

25.2

6

Yee et al.2013 [10]

Myanmar

46

25

21

5–12

9(19.6)

–

–

54.4

60.9

13.0

4.3

8.7

6

Sewaybrickera et al. 2013 [11]

Brazil

65

32 (29.1)

33 (33.3)

10–18

18 (27.7)

19 (29.2)

–

27.7

27.7

27.7

27.7

27.7

5

32 (25)

33 (33.3)

10–18

   

27.7

29.2

29.2

27.7

29.2

 

Rizzo et al. 2013 [12]

Brazil

321

147 (18.4)

174 (18.4)

10–16

59 (18.3)

–

–

55

35.5

18.5

2

21

6

Saffari et al. 2012 [13]

Iran

100

42 (57)

58 (67)

6–16

–

63 (63)

–

81

70

74

12

36

5

Jamoussi t al, 2012 [14]

Tunisia

186

49 (40.8)

137 (32)

6–18

64 (34.4)

–

–

100

27

15

51

28

5

Cua et al. 2012 [15]

Philippines

350

206 (20)

144 (18)

10–18

67 (19)

–

–

98

17

24

12

25

6

Costa et al. 2012 [16]

Brazil

121

62

59

10–14

48 (39.7)

62 (51.2)

90 (74.4)

81

54.5

16.5

7.4

54.5

6

62

59

10–14

   

81

54.5

34.7

1.7

76

 

62

59

10–14

   

96.7

92.6

40.5

1.7

76

 

Hassan et al. 2011 [17]

Egypt

462

144

288

7–18

–

–

184 (39.7)

85.7

32

42.9

13.9

30.3

6

Panamonta et al. 2010 [18]

Thailand

186

–

–

10–15

6 (3.2)

–

–

–

10.2

28.0

1.1

8.6

6

Juárez-López etal, 2010 [19]

Mexico

466

272 (21)

194 (20)

11–13

93 (20)

–

–

49

69

29

4

13

6

Caceres et al. 2008 [20]

Bolivia

61

30 (40)

31 (32)

5–18

–

22 (36)

–

100

55.7

42.6

8.2

24.5

6