The Society of Pediatrics of the Chinese Medical Association has reported criteria for the metabolic syndrome in Chinese pediatric patients.
Parameters:
(1) central obesity
(2) blood pressure
(3) serum triglyceride concentration in mmol/L
4) dyslipidemia
(5) fasting blood glucose in mmol/L
Parameter
Finding
central obesity
waist to height ratio >= 0.48 for boys; >= 0.46 for girls
blood pressure
systolic BP to height ratio >= 0.76; diastolic BP to height ratio >= 0.49
serum triglycerides
>= 1.47 mmol/L
dyslipidemia
HDL cholesterol < 1.03 mmol/L OR non-HDL cholesterol >= 3.76 mmol/L
fasting blood glucose
>= 5.6 mmol/L
waist to height ratio = (waist in cm) / (height in cm)
systolic BP to height ratio = (systolic BP in mm Hg) / (height in cm)
diastolic BP to height ratio = (diastolic BP in mm Hg) / (height in cm)
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Specialty: Endocrinology, Pedatrics