(07-09-06)Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in elementary school children.

Dubose KD, Stewart EE, Charbonneau SR, Mayo MS, Donnelly JE.

Schiefelbusch Institute for Life Span Studies, Center for Physical Activity and Weight Management, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA.

Aim: To determine the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome (MS) and its related components in elementary-aged school children. Methods: Three hundred and seventy-five 7-9-y-old boys (n=182) and girls (n=193) in the eastern Kansas area served as participants. Criteria for the MS were the presence of three or more of the following components: 1) central obesity (waist circumference >/=90th percentile in males and females); 2) elevated triglyceride concentrations (>/=1.13 mmol/l); 3) low HDL-C concentrations (/=90th percentile, age and gender specific); or 5) elevated fasting glucose levels (>/=6.10 mmol/l). Results: The prevalence of the MS in this sample was 5%, and was similar across gender and race. Fifty percent of the children had no components and 15% had at least two components, with elevated blood pressure the most common component (37%).Conclusion: The MS is prevalent even in young children at rates similarly reported in adolescents.

PMID: 16882578 [PubMed - in process]
Acta Paediatr. 2006 Aug;95(8):1005-11.

Source: www.pubmed.com

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