Table 1 Basic characteristics of children according to sex and the number of MetS components

Age(years)

9.12 ± 1.70

9.01 ± 1.70

9.23 ± 1.70

8.93 ± 1.69

9.31 ± 1.68

9.51 ± 1.68^#

Height (m)

131.52 ± 11.84

131.06 ± 11.41

132.01 ± 12.27

130.08 ± 10.71

132.71 ± 12.58

135.59 ± 13.87^#

Weight (kg)

28.95 ± 8.74

29.17 ± 8.96

28.71 ± 8.49

26.95 ± 6.81

30.33 ± 9.27

35.74 ± 12.21^#

Waist (cm)

55.96 ± 7.91

56.76 ± 7.93

55.11 ± 7.82*

53.40 ± 5.01

57.58 ± 8.69

65.25 ± 10.41^#

BMI (kg/m²)

16.41 ± 2.78

16.66 ± 2.98

16.15 ± 2.53

15.72 ± 2.27

16.86 ± 2.82

18.92 ± 3.65^#

Obesity (%)

16.02%

14.56%

17.56%

0%

27.08%

70.51%^#

TG (mmol/L)

0.79 ± 0.48

0.74 ± 0.46

0.85 ± 0.50*

0.67 ± 0.29

0.93 ± 0.62

1.00 ± 0.56^#

HDL-C (mmol/L)

1.27 ± 0.30

1.31 ± 0.30

1.23 ± 0.29*

1.40 ± 0.26

1.15 ± 0.28

1.01 ± 0.21^#

FG (mmol/L)

4.85 ± 0.71

4.9 ± 0.73

4.8 ± 0.68

4.71 ± 0.53

4.94 ± 0.77

5.36 ± 1.08^#

SBP(mmHg)

92.44 ± 11.42

92.68 ± 10.88

92.19 ± 11.96

91.44 ± 10.16

92.92 ± 12.31

96.77 ± 13.73^#

DBP (mmHg)

60.23 ± 8.65

60.23 ± 8.07

60.23 ± 9.24

59.41 ± 7.72

60.77 ± 9.47

63.18 ± 9.77^#

Cu (mg/L)

1.01 ± 0.13

1.03 ± 0.14

0.99 ± 0.13*

1.00 ± 0.13

1.01 ± 0.13

1.07 ± 0.14^#

Zn (mg/L)

5.21 ± 1.07

5.19 ± 1.06

5.24 ± 1.08

5.21 ± 1.05

5.22 ± 1.09

5.19 ± 1.11

Cu/Zn

0.20 ± 0.05

0.20 ± 0.05

0.20 ± 0.04*

0.20 ± 0.04

0.20 ± 0.05

0.21 ± 0.04^#

Mg (mg/L)

41.44 ± 5.28

41.29 ± 5.24

41.6 ± 5.32

41.16 ± 5.26

41.74 ± 5.34

41.92 ± 5.04