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Table 1 Basic characteristics of 1097 adolescents (mean ± SD)

From: Metabolic syndrome and its components are associated with thyroid volume in adolescents

gender

male

female

total

n (%)

610(55.6 %)

487(44.4 %)

1097

age (year)

13.03 ± 1.05

13.08 ± 0.90

13.05 ± 0.98

systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

117.44 ± 13.13**

112.47 ± 11.68

115.23 ± 12.74

diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

70.63 ± 8.34**

72.86 ± 8.12

71.62 ± 8.31

heart rate (/min)

87.83 ± 11.93**

90.43 ± 12.53

88.98 ± 12.26

height (cm)

166.15 ± 9.70**

160.16 ± 8.31

163.50 ± 9.58

weight (Kg)

56.00 ± 13.37**

51.93 ± 10.92

54.20 ± 12.51

waist circumference (cm)

68.39 ± 10.18**

63.92 ± 6.82

66.41 ± 9.12

hip circumference (cm)

86.13 ± 8.74*

84.88 ± 7.70

85.58 ± 8.31

fasting blood glucose (mmol/L)

4.99 ± 0.39**

4.88 ± 0.35

4.94 ± 0.38

total Cholesterol (mmol/L)

4.00 ± 0.77**

4.29 ± 0.76

4.13 ± 0.78

triglyceride (mmol/L)

0.86 ± 0.48**

0.95 ± 0.44

0.90 ± 0.47

HDL-C (mmol/L)

1.54 ± 0.30**

1.64 ± 0.32

1.58 ± 0.31

LDL-C (mmol/L)

2.01 ± 0.61**

2.14 ± 0.62

2.07 ± 0.62

uric acid (umol/L)

411.91 ± 90.33**

340.47 ± 74.50

380.31 ± 90.88

fasting insulin (µIU/ml)

12.20 ± 7.47

12.97 ± 5.41

12.5 ± 4.64

HOMA-IR

2.74 ± 1.80**

2.83 ± 1.23

2.78 ± 1.58

BMI (Kg/m2)

20.32 ± 6.99

20.52 ± 7.79

20.41 ± 7.35

thyroid volume (mL)

5.40 ± 2.01**

5.82 ± 2.04

5.59 ± 2.03

  1. HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HOMA-IR homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance, BMI body mass index
  2. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01