Clustered metabolic risk scores (cMetS) were higher in overweight vs non-overweight adolescents in a recent study involving 875 individuals. This was the case regardless of how physically active they were. Participants were from 2007-2012 NHANES and ranged between the ages of 12 and 17 years. cMetS score included triglycerides, HDL cholesterol, fasting plasma glucose, and mean arterial pressure. Investigators looked at age- and sex-specific BMI percentiles and patient-reported physical activity level. They applied a 6-year fasting sample weight to the analyses to validate the data. Researchers found that cMetS scores were significantly higher:

• In both overweight-active and overweight-nonactive adolescents than they were in those who were not overweight and active.
• In overweight-nonactive males than they were in males who were not overweight and active.
• In overweight-active and overweight-nonactive females than they were in females who were not overweight and active.