Prevalence of metabolic syndrome among overweight and obese children and adolescents in Guangzhou
10.3760/cnm.j.issn.1671-7368.2009.10.010
- VernacularTitle:广州市肥胖及超重儿童青少年代谢综合征患病情况调查
- Author:
Liehua LIU
;
Yanbing LI
;
Jinhua YAN
;
Jianping WENG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Metabolic syndrome X;
Child;
Adolescent;
Over weight
- From:
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners
2009;8(10):698-701
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To know prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS) and metabolic abnormalities (MA) in overweight and obese children and adolescents in Guangzhou, China. Methods Totally, 439 children and adolescents aged six to 18 years were enrolled, including 129 obese, 115 overweight and 195 normal control ones. Their body height, body weight, waist circumference, hip circumference and blood pressure were measured, as well as their fasting blood glucose (FBG), lipid profiles and oral glucose tolerance test (OGTF). Results ①Prevalence of MS in overweight and obese children and adolescents was 20.9 % (27/129) and 10.4 % (12/115), respectively, 17.9 % (35/195) and 1.6% (4/244) in those with insulin resistance and non-insulin resistance, respectively. Prevalence of MS, each component of MA and cluster of each components of MA all increased in linear trend with their body mass index (BMI) or insulin resistance increasing. ② BMI correlated with all metabolic indicators and could independently predict risk of MS. Conclusions Prevalence of MS among overweight and obese children and adolescents in Guangzhou was considerably high, and BMI can be used as a suitable index for their obesity assessment in MS diagnosis.
