TABLE 20

Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome (n = 16)

First AuthorCountryAges (y)NDefinition of abnormalSubgroup (eg, M/F)TotalHealthyOverweightClass IClass IIClass IIIPNotesWeight DefinitionsPopulation Info
Kim Korea 10–19 931 3+ components  6.4 1.7 9.4 35.0   <.0001    
Halley Castillo Mexico 7–24 1366 3+ components   4.7 52.8    <.000    
Galera-Martinez Spain 12–16.9 379 NCEP ATP III  5.7% 1.5% 12.0% 28.6%   <.001    
Duncan USA 12–19 991 3+ components  6.4 7.1 32.1   <.001   NHANES 
Davis USA 7–18 211 NCEP ATP III   15 41   <.001   Patients in rural Georgia 
Vissers Belgium 16–19 506 ATP III  4.1% 0.3% 2.8% 39.1%   <.001    
Ryu Korea 12–13 1393 ATP III Males 6.1 1.6 21.3    <.001    
     Females 5.0 1.6 22.3    <.001    
Perez US (Puerto Rico) 12–18 101 3+ components   35.4    <.001    
Yoshinaga Japan 6–12 471 3+ components Males   8.9 16.2       
     Females   8.3 20.6       
Park Korea 10–19 1554 3+ components   0.0 2.8 23.7   <.05   2007–2008 KNHANES 
Laurson USA 12–18.9 3385 3+ risks Males 7.9 0.8 6.8 35.4   NR   NHANES 
     Females 6.7 1.7 9.2 24.6   NR    
Cizmecioglu Turkey 10–19 310 IDF  1.6  5.5 28.1   NR    
Park Korea 12–19 664 3+ abnormalities   0.2 5.8 25.6       
Serap Turkey 6–16 284 3+ risks    1.6      Pediatric endocrinology patients 
Pan USA 12–19 4450 3+ components   0.9 2.1 14.5   <.0001 OB   NHANES 1999–2002 
Bacopoulou Greece 12–17 1578 IDF criteria  2.6 0.1 2.9 31.6     IOTF thresholds School 
First AuthorCountryAges (y)NDefinition of abnormalSubgroup (eg, M/F)TotalHealthyOverweightClass IClass IIClass IIIPNotesWeight DefinitionsPopulation Info
Kim Korea 10–19 931 3+ components  6.4 1.7 9.4 35.0   <.0001    
Halley Castillo Mexico 7–24 1366 3+ components   4.7 52.8    <.000    
Galera-Martinez Spain 12–16.9 379 NCEP ATP III  5.7% 1.5% 12.0% 28.6%   <.001    
Duncan USA 12–19 991 3+ components  6.4 7.1 32.1   <.001   NHANES 
Davis USA 7–18 211 NCEP ATP III   15 41   <.001   Patients in rural Georgia 
Vissers Belgium 16–19 506 ATP III  4.1% 0.3% 2.8% 39.1%   <.001    
Ryu Korea 12–13 1393 ATP III Males 6.1 1.6 21.3    <.001    
     Females 5.0 1.6 22.3    <.001    
Perez US (Puerto Rico) 12–18 101 3+ components   35.4    <.001    
Yoshinaga Japan 6–12 471 3+ components Males   8.9 16.2       
     Females   8.3 20.6       
Park Korea 10–19 1554 3+ components   0.0 2.8 23.7   <.05   2007–2008 KNHANES 
Laurson USA 12–18.9 3385 3+ risks Males 7.9 0.8 6.8 35.4   NR   NHANES 
     Females 6.7 1.7 9.2 24.6   NR    
Cizmecioglu Turkey 10–19 310 IDF  1.6  5.5 28.1   NR    
Park Korea 12–19 664 3+ abnormalities   0.2 5.8 25.6       
Serap Turkey 6–16 284 3+ risks    1.6      Pediatric endocrinology patients 
Pan USA 12–19 4450 3+ components   0.9 2.1 14.5   <.0001 OB   NHANES 1999–2002 
Bacopoulou Greece 12–17 1578 IDF criteria  2.6 0.1 2.9 31.6     IOTF thresholds School 

IOTF, International Obesity Task Force; KNHANES, Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey; NR, not reported; OB, obese.

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