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 comparison^a
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)	= 0.003^b
Height, cm	146.27 (10.72)	152.12 (11.63)	= 0.007^b
BMI, kg/m^2	28.94 (5.03)	31.62 (5.24)	= 0.010^b
BMI percentile	98.22 (0.99)	98.66 (1.04)	= 0.008^b
WHtR	0.61 (0.06)	0.64 (0.06)	= 0.008^b
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)	= 0.007^b
HDL-C, mmol/L	1.15 (0.26)	0.88 (0.17)	< 0.001^b
Waist, cm	88.88 (10.12)	96.77 (11.22)	< 0.001^b
Fasting glucose, mmol/L	4.79 (0.30)	4.86 (0.42)	= 0.530
SBP, mmHg	105.81 (8.88)	114.38 (10.01)	< 0.001^b
DBP, mmHg	61.14 (8.76)	68.21 (9.04)	< 0.001^b

Unless otherwise indicated, the values are given as the mean (standard deviation).
^aMann-Whitney test.
^bSignificant values.