Prevalence of the Metabolic Syndrome Among U.S. Adolescents Using the Definition from the International Diabetes Federation
- Earl S. Ford, MD, MPH (eford{at}cdc.gov),
- Chaoyang Li, MD, PhD,
- Guixiang Zhao, MD, PhD,
- William S. Pearson, PhD and
- Ali H. Mokdad, PhD
- From the Division of Adult and Community Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Abstract
Objective: Our objective was to estimate the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome using the 2007 pediatric International Diabetes Federation (IDF) definition among adolescents in the United States.
Research Design and Methods: We used data from 2014 participants aged 12–17 years of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999–2004.
Results: The prevalence of the metabolic syndrome for the period 1999-2004 was ∼4.5% (approximately 1.1 million adolescents aged 12-17 years in 2006). It increased with age, was higher among males (6.7%) than females (2.1%) (p=0.006), and was highest among Mexican American adolescents (7.1%). The prevalence of the metabolic syndrome was relatively stable across the 6-year period: 4.5% for 1999-2000, 4.4%-4.5% 2001-2002, and 3.7%-3.9% for 2003-2004 (p for linear trend >0.050).
Conclusions: Our results provide the first estimates of the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome using the pediatric IDF definition among adolescents in the United States.
Footnotes
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- Received May 30, 2007.
- Accepted November 30, 2007.
- Copyright © American Diabetes Association
