ESPE Abstracts

Objectives: We aimed to develop a non-invasive model for the detection of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in school children and adolescents.Methods: Participants were 7,330 children and adolescents aged 10–18 years attending schools in eight Chinese cities. Participants had anthropometry measured by research nurses and underwent fasting blood tests. MetS was defined as central obesity (waist-to-height ratio ≥0.46 f...