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

Table 2

Partial correlation of the change of BMI and the change of metabolic variables in 5 years.

Characteristic	r
BMIb	−0.31	0.01
ΔWC (cm)	0.25	0.04
ΔSBP (mmHg)	0.27	0.03
ΔDBP (mmHg)	0.21	0.08
ΔTG (mmol/l)	0.55	0.00
ΔHDL-C (mmol/l)	−0.17	0.15
ΔLDL-C (mmol/l)	0.23	0.06
ΔFPG (mmol/l)	−0.07	0.57
ΔUric acid (μmol/L)	0.28	0.02
ΔHbA1c (%)	0.30	0.01
HOMA-IR	0.07	0.59

A value <0.05 indicates statistical significance. BMI_b: the baseline BMI; Δ indicates the change of each variable in 5 years.