Prediktivna vrijednost preuhranjenosti u ranom otkrivanju metaboličkoga sindroma u školske djece Predictive value of overweight in early detection of metabolic syndrome in schoolchildren

摘要

Aim of the study was to determine predictive value of overweight in early detection ofudmetabolic syndrome in school children.udRespondents and methodology: subject in the study were 50% proportional sample of theudinitial cohort from a representative sample of first-grade students of elementary school yearud2003/2004. Data were obtained by survey, anthropometry and laboratory blood testing. IDFudcriteria were used to diagnose metabolic syndrome. Data was analysed using descriptiveudstatistics, univariate and multivariate logistic regressions.udResults: research analysis included 447 respondents (223 boys). Prevalence of metabolicudsyndrome among adolescents was 2.5%, and it was the highest in the group of obeseudadolescents (eight of 25), in the group of overweight it was three of 67. In the group of normaludweight and underweight there was no determined metabolic syndrome. According to theudweight status in early school age, the highest prevalence of metabolic syndrome was foundudamong those who were obese (four of 21); followed by overweight (three of 45), and in groupudof normally weighed adolescents was 1.1%. Childhood overweight, obesity and hypertensionudwere significant predictors of metabolic syndrome in adolescence.udConclusion: Overweight and obesity during early school age is a predictor of developingudmetabolic syndrome during adolescence.