Table 4 Prevalence of metabolic syndrome among all participants (N = 1014) and among the overweight/obese group (N = 258)
From: Metabolic syndrome among 13 year old adolescents: prevalence and risk factors
| 听 | All participants | Overweight/Obese group | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 听 | Metabolic syndrome (N = 26) % (CI) | No metabolic syndrome (N = 988) % (CI) | Metabolic syndrome (N = 26) % (CI) | No metabolic syndrome (N = 232) % (CI) |
Total | 2.6 (1.6-3.5) | 97.4 (96.4-98.4) | 10.0 (6.4-13.8) | 90.0 (86.2-93.6) |
Gender | 听 | |||
听听Male (N = 387) 听听Female (N = 627) | 3.4 (1.6-5.2) 2.1 (0.9-3.2) | 96.6 (94.8-98.4) 97.9 (96.8-99.1) | 11.9 (5.7-18.1) 8.7 (4.1-13.3) | 88.1 (81.9-94.3) 91.3 (86.7-95.9) |
Ethnicity | 听 | |||
听听Malay (N = 848) 听听Chinese (N = 89) 听听Indian (N = 49) 听听Others (N = 28) | 2.6 (1.5-3.7) 3.4 (-0.5-7.2) 0 3.6 (-3.8-10.9) | 97.4(96.3-98.5) 96.6 (92.8-100.4) 100 96.4 (89.1-103.8) | 10.3 (6.2-14.5) 10.7 (0.2-22.9) 0 16.7 (0-59.5) | 89.7 (85.6-93.8) 89.3 (77.0-101.5) 100 83.3 (40.5-126.2) |
Location | 听 | |||
听听Urban (N = 545) 听听Rural (N = 469) | 2.6 (1.2-3.9) 2.6 (1.1-3.9) | 97.4 (96.1-98.8) 97.4 (96.0-98.9) | 9.6 (4.8-14.4) 10.7 (4.9-16.5) | 90.4 (85.6-95.2) 89.3 (83.5-95.1) |