Association between leg length-to-height ratio and metabolic syndrome in Chinese children aged 3 to 6 years.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The aim of this study is to investigate the association between leg-length-to-height ratio (LLHR) and metabolic syndrome (MetS) among Chinese children.

Methods

1236 children (619 obese and 617 nonobese children) aged 3-6 years participated in a cross-sectional survey in 2005 in Tianjin, China. Information on body adiposity, metabolic traits, and related covariates was obtained using a standardized protocol. LLHR was calculated as the ratio of leg length to stature.

Results

In the multivariable logistic regression analyses, compared with those in the lowest quartile, odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) of MetS among children in the second through the highest quartiles of LLHR Z-score were 0.89 (95% CI, 0.64-1.25), 0.45 (95% CI, 0.32-0.63), and

SUBMITTER: Liu G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4721392 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature