英文摘要 |
Metabolic syndrome (MS) is a clustering of multiple risk factors, such as high blood pressure, dyslipidemia, insulin resistance, and impaired glucose metabolism or diabetes, in combination with the core component of abdominal obesity. All these factors increase the risk of atherosclerotic diseases independently and thus are an important public health issue. The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the prevalence of the MS among junior high school students in Taipei City and to address the importance of body mass index (BMI) and/or waist circumference (WC) on the MS among junior high school students. After multi-stage random sampling, we enrolled a total of 1562 junior high school students in 2003 (764 boys and 798 girls), with an age range of 11 to 15 years. The modified NCEP-ATP III criteria for the MS include the following measures, specific for age and gender: blood pressure >90th percentile, fasting glucose >90th percentile, TG>90th percentile, HDL-C <10th percentile, and BMI or WC>90th percentile. The overall prevalence of MS among these junior high school students was 4.8% for boys and 3.9% for girls. Among boys, the prevalence of the MS was 2.1% for a BMI >10th percentile or<90th percentile and 29.3% for a BMI>90th percentile and 1.6% for a WC>10th percentile or<90th percentile and 33.3% for a WC >90th percentile. Among girls, the prevalence of MS was 1.1% for a BMI>10th percentile or<90th percentile and 2 8.4% for a BMI>90th percentile and 1.1% for a WC>10th percentile or<90th percentile and 25.5% for a WC >90th percentile. After adjusting for potential confounders, the odds ratios of MS for every 1 unit increase in BMI or 1 cm increase in WC was 1.43 (95% CI, 1.31-1.57) and 1.16 (95% CI, 1.12-1.20) for boys, respectively, and 1.50 (95% CI, 1.35-1.67) and 1.19 (95% CI, 1.14-1.24) for girls, respectively. Further, with adjustment for BMI or WC, the odds ratios of MS for every 1 cm increase in WC was 1.14 (95% CI, 1.05-1.24) for boys and for every 1 unit increase in BMI was 1.36 (95% CI, 1.13-1.64) for girls, respectively. From this survey, the prevalence of MS was significantly increased among junior high school students with an increased BMI or WC. However, WC was more significantly associated with the prevalence of MS than BMI in boys, and the BMI was more significantly associated with the prevalence of MS than WC in girls. |