Research Article

Body Mass Index and Its Change from Adolescence to Adulthood Are Closely Related to the Risk of Adult Metabolic Syndrome in China

Table 1

Baseline and follow-up clinical characteristics of subjects.

ItemsMale (n = 50)Female (n = 43)
BaselineFollow-upBaselineFollow-up

Age (year)13.98 ± 1.4519.98 ± 1.4514.04 ± 1.3120.04 ± 1.31
WC (cm)73.45 ± 9.9985.78 ± 10.1070.61 ± 9.4778 ± 9.27
WHR0.82 ± 0.060.87 ± 0.060.78 ± 0.060.82 ± 0.14
BMI (kg/m2)22.53 ± 4.0823.32 ± 3.6921.6 ± 3.4822.19 ± 4.09
SBP (mmHg)122.16 ± 12.60122.1 ± 10.99116.91 ± 11.04112.69 ± 11.04
DBP (mmHg)71 ± 10.9980.56 ± 7.7273.72 ± 10.2977.20 ± 8.38
TG (mmol/l)1.03 (0.58, 1.28)1.29 (0.79, 1.60)1.01 (0.62, 1.22)1.03 (0.67, 1.27)
HDL-C (mmol/L)1.01 (0.84, 1.26)0.94 (0.85, 1.03)1.09 (0.94, 1.31)1.08 (0.94, 1.18)
LDL-C (mmol/L)3.36 (3.25, 3.46)2.13 (1.78, 2.55)3.46 (3.27, 3.54)2.07 (1.72, 2.36)
FPG (mmol/L)4.83 ± 0.654.14 ± 0.634.73 ± 0.514.21 ± 0.37
AST (μ/l)19.26 ± 6.5719.34 ± 12.7216.60 ± 3.4717.50 ± 8.25
ALT (μ/l)14.86 ± 10.4026.85 ± 24.3311.02 ± 5.6117.19 ± 14.30
Uric acid (μmol/l)371.3 ± 85.68394.25 ± 82.48277.70 ± 81.70284.78 ± 87.77
HbA1c (%)5.43 (5.20, 5.62)5.2 (5.50, 4.00)5.44 (5.30, 5.60)5.37 (5.17, 5.50)
HOMA-IR4.48 ± 3.391.75 ± 0.604.28 ± 2.461.91 ± 0.78
Obesity (%)22.0028.0023.2644.17
MetS (%)14.006.004.6516.28

value <0.05 indicates statistical significance. BMI: body mass index; WC: waist circumference; WHR: waist-to-hip ratio; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; TG: triglycerides; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; FPG: fasting plasma glucose; ALT: alanine transaminase; AST: aspartate transaminase; HOMA-IR: homoeostatic model assessment for insulin resistance.