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Each participant underwent a complete anthropometric evaluation. MetS was defined according to the criteria of the International Diabetes Federation (IDF; 2007) for children and adolescents.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S1368980015002542_abs3\" sec-type=\"general\"><jats:title>Setting<\/jats:title><jats:p>Guangzhou, a large city in South China, September 2013.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S1368980015002542_abs4\" sec-type=\"subjects\"><jats:title>Subjects<\/jats:title><jats:p>A total of 1770 children and adolescents were enrolled in the study, including 913 girls (51\u00b76 %) and 857 boys (48\u00b74 %).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S1368980015002542_abs5\" sec-type=\"results\"><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The overall prevalence of MetS in children and adolescents was 1\u00b71 % (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>19), which was higher in boys (1\u00b74 %) than in girls (0\u00b78 %). Multivariate analysis indicated that high birth weight was significantly associated with abdominal obesity (OR=2\u00b786; 95 % CI 1\u00b762, 5\u00b706) and MetS (OR=3\u00b761; 95 % CI 1\u00b733, 9\u00b782). Furthermore, &gt;6 months of maternal breast-feeding was inversely associated with MetS (OR=0\u00b739; 95 % CI 0\u00b716, 0\u00b798).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S1368980015002542_abs6\" sec-type=\"conclusion\"><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Based on IDF criteria, the prevalence of MetS among southern Chinese children was significantly lower than that in other populations. 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