Anthropometric and clinical outcomes
PRE-DIABETES
We used a digital weighing scale (MC-580; Tanita, Tokyo, Japan) to measure body weight and a stadiometer for body height. Body mass index represents weight (kg) divided by squared height (mResting BP was appraised three times using the Omron automated oscillometric device (OmronMinimally invasive blood sampling was done by pricking the child’s fingertip with a safety lancet. The Alere Afinion AS 100 Analyzer device (Abbott Laboratories, Illinois, United States) was used to determine glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) and total cholesterol (TC) to high-density lipoprotein (HDL) ratio levels. HbA1c values higher than 39 mmol/mol and a TC higher than 4.40 mmol/L were indicative of pre-diabetes (