Cardiometabolic risk factors and metabolic syndrome based on severity of obesity in Korean children and adolescents: data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007-2018.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Data regarding cardiometabolic risk factors (CMRFs) and metabolic syndrome (MetS) by body mass index (BMI) category in Korean youth are sparse.

Methods

Among the participants of the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007-2018, 9,984 youth aged 10-18 years were included in the study. Participants were classified into 4 groups based on BMI status: normal weight, overweight, class I, and class II/III obesity. CMRF prevalence, including total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, triglycerides, blood pressure, fasting glucose, glycated hemoglobin, and MetS, were determined using the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and modified National Cholesterol Education Program-Adult Treatment Panel (NCEP-

SUBMITTER: Kim M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9816464 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature