An Alternative Approach to Determining Metabolic Syndrome Component Cutoffs in Children and Adolescents Using Segmental Regression Analysis.

ABSTRACT: Background: The prevalence of metabolic syndrome is increasing in children and adolescents. Although some diagnostic criteria for metabolic syndrome exist, further research is needed to determine appropriate age-, sex-, and race-specific cutoffs for each component. Methods and Results: Health examinations were conducted in 1,679 children aged 6-15 years in 9 regions of Japan. Participants were divided into 3 age groups for each sex: 6-8, 9-11, and 12-15 years. For metabolic syndrome components in each group, inverse cumulative percentile graphs were drawn and approximated by 3 regression lines using segmented regression analysis. The intersection of each regression line was defined as the breakpoint, and the measured value corresponding to the breakpoint percent

SUBMITTER: Miyazaki A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11004036 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature