Metabolic syndrome and its associated early-life factors in children and adolescents: a cross-sectional study in Guangzhou, China.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The present study aimed to investigate the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in 7- to 17-year-old children and adolescents in China and to examine the relationship between MetS and its associated early-life factors.

Design

Data were collected using a standard parent/guardian questionnaire in a face-to-face interview. Each participant underwent a complete anthropometric evaluation. MetS was defined according to the criteria of the International Diabetes Federation (IDF; 2007) for children and adolescents.

Setting

Guangzhou, a large city in South China, September 2013.

Subjects

A total of 1770 children and adolescents were enrolled in the study, including 913 girls (51·6%) and 857 boys (48·4%).

Results

The overall prevalence of MetS in chil

SUBMITTER: Wang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10270803 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature