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Table 3 Metabolic risk factors in the Syrian adolescents by body mass index category

From: Predictive value of body mass index to metabolic syndrome risk factors in Syrian adolescents

Characteristics

Underweight

BMI <20

Normal

20 < BMI <25

Overweight

25 < BMI <30

Obesity

BMI >30

LSD 5%

SBP (mmHg)

121.85 ± 16.60a

122.9 ± 14.65a

124.2 ± 13.2a

127.3 ± 14.55b

14.55

DBP (mmHg)

72.8 ± 11.2a

73.7 ± 10.6a

76.4 ± 10.2bc

77.7 ± 11.5c

10.72

FBS (mg/100 ml)

90.5 ± 10.5ab

89.1 ± 8.4a

89.1 ± 8.4ab

91.6 ± 7.9b

8.53

TG (mg/100 ml)

89.5 ± 51.5a

86.9 ± 39.4a

99.8 ± 44.6b

125.1 ± 62.9c

44.06

Chol (mg/100 ml)

132.7 ± 29.6a

134.4 ± 32.1a

139.0 ± 35.2b

153.6 ± 34.6c

33.04

HDL-Chol (mg/100 ml)

57.4 ± 5.4ab

57.0 ± 5.7a

57.7 ± 5.6b

56.8 ± 5. 5ab

5.63

LDL-Chol (mg/100 ml)

58.9 ± 27.2a

61.3 ± 28.8a

62.2 ± 30.9a

71.9 ± 30.7b

29.34

TG/HDL-Chol

1.56 ± 0.91a

1.53 ± 0.70a

1.74 ± 0.78b

2.22 ± 1.15c

0.78

  1. BMI body mass index, LSD least significant difference, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, FBS fasting blood sugar, TG triglycerides, Chol cholesterol, HDL-Chol high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-Chol low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, TG/HDL-Chol triglycerides/ high-density lipoprotein cholesterol
  2. a, b, cmean values in the same row not sharing a superscript are significantly different