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Table 4 Pooled prevalence of MetS & components in overweight & Obese children and adolescents

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

Variables

Characteristics

# of studies

Pooled prevalence, (95% CI)

Heterogeneity (I2(%), P-value))

Model

Diagnostic Criteria

IDF

14

24.09 (16.90, 31.29)

96.6, P ≤ 0.001

REM

ATP III

8

36.51 (− 1.76, 74.78)

99.8, P ≤ 0.001

REM

de Ferranti

2

56.32 (22.34,90.29)

94.4, P ≤ 0.001

REM

Components of MetS (IDF)

Abdominal Obesity

12

60.90 (46.63,75.16)

99.7, P ≤ 0.001

REM

Low HDL-C

13

34.83 (23.8, 46.48)

98.0, P ≤ 0.001

REM

High TG

12

18.59 (13.21,23.98)

93.0, P ≤ 0.001

REM

High FG

13

10.27 (6.67,13.87)

95.9, P ≤ 0.001

REM

Elevated BP

13

23.88 (17.29, 30.47)

99.8, P ≤ 0.001

REM

Components of MetS (ATPIII)

Abdominal Obesity

8

67.20 (49.45,84.95)

98.9, P ≤ 0.001

REM

Low HDL-C

8

42.48 (33.45, 51.51)

99.8, P ≤ 0.001

REM

High TG

8

38.85 (27.61, 50.10

92.9, P ≤ 0.001

REM

High FG

7

3.39 (1.05,5.74)

81.4, P ≤ 0.001

REM

Elevated BP

8

29.56 (15.03, 44.8)

96.9, P ≤ 0.001

REM

Components of MetS (de Ferranti)

Abdominal Obesity

2

91.20 (80.42, 101.98)

95.6, P ≤ 0.001

REM

Low HDL-C

2

62.29 (2.91, 121.68)

99.7, P ≤ 0.001

REM

High TG

2

42.40 (38.39, 46.40)

0.00, P = 0.632

FEM

High FG

2

7.75 (− 4.20, 19.71)

97.3, P ≤ 0.001

REM

Elevated BP

2

53.04 (8.25, 97.82)

99.1, P ≤ 0.001

REM

Gender (IDF)

Male

10

26.63 (23.95, 29.31)

99.3, P ≤ 0.001

REM

Female

10

24.05 (16.65, 31.45)

90.7, P ≤ 0.001

REM

Gender (ATPIII)

Male

5

33.37 (19.68, 47.06)

99.5, P ≤ 0.001

REM

Female

5

31.40 (15.43, 47.36)

99.8, P ≤ 0.001

REM

  1. REM, random effect model; FEM, fixed effect model