Table 3

Patterns of Metabolic Syndrome diagnostic criteria (in percent)a
Group a): Non-missing data on ≥ 3 criteria but missing blood glucose data (2–18 years old) (n = 3,467)
Triglycerides
 HDLb
 Obesity
 Hyperglycemia
 HTNc
 Prevalence (in %)
0
 0
 0
 N/A
 0
 62.3
0
 0
 0
 N/A
 1
 3.1
0
 0
 1
 N/A
 0
 8.3
0
 0
 1
 N/A
 1
 0.9
0
 1
 0
 N/A
 0
 11.0
0
 1
 0
 N/A
 1
 0.6
0
 1
 1
 N/A
 0
 5.2
0
 1
 1
 N/A
 1
 0.9
1
 0
 0
 N/A
 0
 3.6
1
 0
 0
 N/A
 1
 0.2
1
 0
 1
 N/A
 0
 1.0
1
 0
 1
 N/A
 1
 0.2
1
 1
 0
 N/A
 0
 1.8
1
 1
 1
 N/A
 0
 1.0
1
 1
 1
 N/A
 1
 0.1
Group b): Non-missing data: ≥ 3 criteria & blood glucose but not overweight/obese (12–18 years old) (n = 1,064)
Triglycerides
 HDLb
 Obesity
 Hyperglycemia
 HTNc
 Prevalence (in %)
0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 61.9
0
 0
 0
 0
 1
 2.2
0
 0
 0
 1
 0
 6.4
0
 0
 1
 0
 0
 0.1
0
 1
 0
 0
 0
 9.1
0
 1
 0
 0
 1
 0.9
0
 1
 0
 1
 0
 0.4
0
 1
 0
 1
 1
 0.2
1
 0
 0
 0
 0
 10.8
1
 0
 0
 0
 1
 1.0
1
 0
 0
 1
 0
 1.6
1
 0
 0
 1
 1
 0.1
1
 1
 0
 0
 0
 4.4
1
 1
 0
 1
 0
 0.4
Group c): Non-missing data: ≥ 3 criteria & blood glucose & overweight or obese (12–18 years old) (n = 641)
Triglycerides
 HDLb
 Obesity
 Hyperglycemia
 HTNc
 Prevalence (in %)
0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 30.6
0
 0
 0
 0
 1
 2.4
0
 0
 0
 1
 0
 3.4
0
 0
 0
 1
 1
 0.2
0
 0
 1
 0
 0
 10.7
0
 0
 1
 0
 1
 1.1
0
 0
 1
 1
 0
 1.4
0
 0
 1
 1
 1
 0.7
0
 1
 0
 0
 0
 6.2
0
 1
 0
 0
 1
 0.8
0
 1
 0
 1
 0
 0.9
0
 1
 1
 0
 0
 4.2
0
 1
 1
 0
 1
 1.0
0
 1
 1
 1
 0
 0.7
0
 1
 1
 1
 1
 0.2
1
 0
 0
 0
 0
 3.5
1
 0
 0
 0
 1
 0.3
1
 0
 0
 1
 0
 1.3
1
 0
 0
 1
 1
 0.1
1
 0
 1
 0
 0
 3.4
1
 0
 1
 0
 1
 1.1
1
 0
 1
 1
 0
 0.5
1
 0
 1
 1
 1
 0.7
1
 1
 0
 0
 0
 7.3
1
 1
 0
 0
 1
 0.9
1
 1
 0
 1
 0
 1.3
1
 1
 1
 0
 0
 11.2
1
 1
 1
 0
 1
 0.7
1
 1
 1
 1
 0
 1.7
1
 1
 1
 1
 1
 2.0

a1 = met the criteria, 0 = did not meet the criteria, bHigh Density Lipoprotein, cHypertension

Kranz et al. Nutrition Journal 2007 6:38   doi:10.1186/1475-2891-6-38