Criteria of the Chinese Medical Association for Pediatric Metabolic Syndrome

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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