Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in pubertal stages of female students

Objective To analyze the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS) in pubertal stages of female students. Methods Cross-sectional study of 449 school children between eight and 18 years, stratified by pubertal stage, body mass index (BMI) and body fat percentage (BF %). The MS was classified according t...

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Published in:Revista de salud pública (Bogotá, Colombia) Colombia), 2016-06, Vol.18 (3), p.425-436
Main Authors: Batista da Silva, João, de Melo, Elza M, Micussi, Maria Thereza, Dantas de Azevedo, George, Lemos, Telma M, Spyrides, Maria H, Arrais, Ricardo F, Maranhão, Técia M
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Subjects:
Adolescent
Body Mass Index
Child
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Humans
Metabolic Syndrome - epidemiology
Obesity - epidemiology
Prevalence
Puberty
Risk Factors
Students
Waist Circumference
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Summary:Objective To analyze the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS) in pubertal stages of female students. Methods Cross-sectional study of 449 school children between eight and 18 years, stratified by pubertal stage, body mass index (BMI) and body fat percentage (BF %). The MS was classified according to the International Diabetes Federation. The analysis by frequency distribution, confidence intervals (95 %), Chi-square and odds ratio for associations was performed. Results The prevalence of MS was 3.3 % (CI:2 %-5 %) and 2.5 % (CI: 0.1 - 5 %) in pubertal and 7.9% (CI:3.2 % - 12.6 %) in the post-pubescent, with a significant association of this group with MS (X² = 5.2 [p
ISSN:0124-0064
DOI:10.15446/rsap.v18n3.43065