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Table 1 NHANES 1999–2010 Characteristics: Children 12–19 Years Old with Data on all Metabolic Syndrome Components (n = 4,174)

From: A confirmatory factor analysis of the metabolic syndrome in adolescents: an examination of sex and racial/ethnic differences

   

Mean (95% Confidence Interval)

 

n

% with Mets (95% CI)*

BMI Z-score

HDL

Triglycerides

SBP

Glucose

CRP

Insulin

Uric Acid

Overall

4,174

8.1

0.6

51.4

88.2

109.5

93.0

1.6

11.3

5.2

  

(6.8, 9.4)

(0.5, 0.6)

(50.8, 51.9)

(85.6, 90.8)

(108.9, 110.1)

(92.6, 93.4)

(1.4, 1.7)

(10.9, 11.7)

(5.1, 5.2)

By Gender and Race/Ethnicity

          

 Males

          

  Non-Hispanic White

645

11.4

0.5

48.0

94.4

112.1

94.9

1.2

10.3

5.8

 

(8.5, 14.3)

(0.4, 0.6)

(47.0, 49.0)

(89.8, 98.9)

(111.1, 113.0)

(94.3, 95.5)

(1.0, 1.4)

(9.6, 11.1)

(5.8, 5.9)

  Hispanic

866

12.9

0.7

49.1

92.6

111.4

96.0

1.9

12.9

5.6

 

(9.5, 16.3)

(0.6, 0.8)

(48.0, 50.2)

(88.0, 97.2)

(110.1, 112.7)

(95.2, 96.7)

(1.4, 2.3)

(11.8, 14.1)

(5.5, 5.8)

  Non-Hispanic Black

697

4.9

0.6

54.9

68.9

114.6

92.8

1.4

11.1

5.3

 

(3.0, 6.7)

(0.5, 0.7)

(53.5, 56.2)

(65.9, 72.0)

(113.7, 115.5)

(92.1, 93.4)

(1.1, 1.8)

(10.0, 12.2)

(5.2, 5.4)

 Females

          

  Non-Hispanic White

566

5.0

0.5

53.3

89.1

106.1

91.4

1.7

10.5

4.7

 

(3.3, 6.7)

(0.4, 0.6)

(52.2, 54.4)

(84.2, 94.0)

(105.1, 107.1)

(90.6, 92.1)

(1.3, 2.2)

(9.7, 11.3)

(4.6, 4.7)

  Hispanic

831

8.2

0.7

52.2

93.9

106.0

91.9

2.1

13.7

4.4

 

(5.5, 10.9)

(0.6, 0.8)

(51.2, 53.2)

(84.4, 103.5)

(105.2, 106.8)

(91.1, 92.7)

(1.7, 2.4)

(12.6, 14.7)

(4.3, 4.5)

  Non-Hispanic Black

569

3.5

0.9

56.4

64.9

109.1

89.4

1.9

14.0

4.3

  

(1.8, 5.3)

(0.8, 1.0)

(55.0, 57.9)

(61.9, 67.9)

(107.9, 110.2)

(88.6, 90.2)

(1.6, 2.3)

(13.1, 14.9)

(4.2, 4.4)

  1. * Pediatric Adaptation of ATP III of Metabolic Syndrome (Ford 2007).