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Table 1 Descriptive statistics of key risk factors of metabolic syndrome among adolescents, India, CNNS 2016–18

From: Prevalence of metabolic syndrome among adolescents in India: a population-based study

Variable

All (N = 8,007)

Male (N = 4,067)

Female (N = 3,940)

Mean

Standard Deviation

Mean

Standard Deviation

Mean

Standard Deviation

Anthropometric Measurements

 Waist circumference (cm)c

63.0

8.3

63.7

8.6

62.3

7.8

Blood Pressure and Biochemical Measurements

 Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)c

112.1

10.6

112.6

10.6

111.7

10.6

 Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)a

71.8

9.1

71.6

9.1

72.1

9.1

 Glucose ( mg/dL)b

89.4

10.9

89.7

11.3

89.0

10.4

 Triglycerides (mg/dL)c

94.0

50.1

90.1

46.0

98.1

53.6

 HDL (mg/dL)c

46.0

10.4

45.4

10.6

46.6

10.2

  1. ap < 0.05
  2. bp < 0.01
  3. cP < 0.001