Metabolic syndrome (MetS) poses a significant challenge to global public health, due to its strong association with Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Waist circumference (WC) is a convenient
*Metabolic syndrome traits were defined by NHLBI criteria: (1) fasting triglycerides >150 mg/dl (or on triglyceride lowering medication prescribed by a physician); (2) fasting HDL≤50 mg/dl for women o
Note: Where applicable, above definitions show adjustments from adult thresholds to better fit a pediatric cohort; for ethnicity specific thresholds, the Turkish population was used as a reference unl
