Behind and beyond the pediatric metabolic syndrome

Table 1 Comparison between 2 cases of 12 years old boys for parameters related to metabolic syndrome and other family or individual risk factors.

	Case #1	Case #2
BMI*	26.5	26.5
Waist circumference** (cm)	86	85
Glucose (mg/dl)	86	85
Triglycerides (mg/dl)	142	115
HDL cholesterol (mg/dl)	38	42
Blood pressure (mmHg)	136/ 78	132/86
MetS diagnosis, according to [7]	yes	No
Family history for CVD related diseases (in 1^st or 2^nd degree)	negative	DM2, hypertension, dyslipidemia
Birth weight status	normal	small for gestational age
Early adiposity rebound	no	yes (at 4 years of age)

*BMI as obese according to Cole et al [30]
** Waist circumference values > 90^th percentile according to Fernandez et al [11]
Values over or under the cut-points for MetS according to Zimmet et al [7] are reported in bold character.

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