Waist-to-Height Ratio Is a Better Anthropometric Index than Waist Circumference and BMI in Predicting Metabolic Syndrome among Obese Mexican Adolescents
Table 1
Characteristics of the study population, grouped by the presence or absence of metabolic syndrome.
Without MS (−) ()
With MS (+) ()
Intergroup comparisona
Clinical, anthropometric, and biochemical
Age, years
11.41 (2.2)
11.63 (1.91)
= 0.455
Tanner stage, median
2
3
= 0.399
Weight, kg
63.38 (16.75)
74.5 (19.57)
= 0.003b
Height, cm
146.27 (10.72)
152.12 (11.63)
= 0.007b
BMI, kg/m2
28.94 (5.03)
31.62 (5.24)
= 0.010b
BMI percentile
98.22 (0.99)
98.66 (1.04)
= 0.008b
WHtR
0.61 (0.06)
0.64 (0.06)
= 0.008b
Fasting insulin, pmol/L
96.72 (78.06)
133.96 (147.88)
= 0.662
HOMA
2.88 (2.37)
4.08 (4.62)
= 0.638
Components of MS
Triglycerides, mmol/L
1.69 (0.75)
2.16 (0.96)
= 0.007b
HDL-C, mmol/L
1.15 (0.26)
0.88 (0.17)
< 0.001b
Waist, cm
88.88 (10.12)
96.77 (11.22)
< 0.001b
Fasting glucose, mmol/L
4.79 (0.30)
4.86 (0.42)
= 0.530
SBP, mmHg
105.81 (8.88)
114.38 (10.01)
< 0.001b
DBP, mmHg
61.14 (8.76)
68.21 (9.04)
< 0.001b
Unless otherwise indicated, the values are given as the mean (standard deviation).
aMann-Whitney test.
bSignificant values.