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Trends in metabolic syndrome in the US adolescents ‐ NHANES 1999‐2004
Author(s) -
Kafai Mohammad R,
Ganji Vijay
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.22.1_supplement.678.23
Subject(s) - metabolic syndrome , medicine , national health and nutrition examination survey , odds ratio , blood pressure , endocrinology , obesity , population , environmental health
We investigated the trends in indicators and prevalence of metabolic syndrome in the US adolescents (12–19 y) utilizing the data from NHANES 1999–2004 (n = 2481). Non‐Hispanic white (NHW) compared to non‐Hispanic black (NHB) adolescents had significantly lower mean HDL‐cholesterol (49 vs. 54 mg/dL), lower systolic blood pressure (109 vs. 111 mm Hg), and higher triglycerides (96 vs. 72 md/dL). The prevalences (%) of metabolic syndrome in NHW were 6.3, 4.9, and 5.7 for 1999–2000, 2001–2002, and 2003–2004, respectively; in NHB were 3.5, 3.1, and 1.3 for 1999–2000, 2001–2002, and 2003–2004, respectively; and in Mexican American/Hispanics were 7.2, 7.7, and 6.3 for 1999–2000, 2001–2002, and 2003–2004, respectively. The prevalence of metabolic syndrome was higher in boys compared to girls in 1999–2000 (6.5 vs. 3.8), 2001–2002 (7.4 vs. 2.4), and 2003–2004 (7.3 vs. 3.0). The odds ratio of having metabolic syndrome in adolescent girls is significantly lower compared to boys (OR: 0.3), lower in those who had high cardiovascular fitness level compared to those who did not have high fitness level (OR: 0.39), higher in those who had higher serum insulin than those who had lower serum insulin (OR: 7.0), and higher in those who had high serum c‐reactive protein (CRP) than those who had lower CRP (OR: 5.7). Prevalence of metabolic syndrome has shown a decline in NHB adolescents from 1999–2000 to 2003–2004.