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. 2017 Feb 1;61(2):160–166. doi: 10.1590/2359-3997000000253

Table 2. Presence of metabolic syndrome and its components according to menopausal status. Sarandi, Paraná, 2015.

  N Premenopause Postmenopause OR 95% CI p


N % N %
WC ≥ 88 cm 213              
Yes   31 23.3 102 76.7 1.32 0.70-1.49 0.37
No   23 28.8 57 71.3 1    
TGL ≥ 150 mg/dL 673              
Yes   40 21.5 146 78.5 1.44 0.96-3.15 0.07
No   138 28.3 349 71.7 1    
HDL-C < 50 mg/dL 661              
Yes   71 22.2 249 77.8 1.53 1.08-2.18 0.01
No   104 30.5 237 69.5 1    
LDL-C ≥ 130 mg/dL 629              
Yes   57 25.6 166 74.4 1.10 0.74-1.62 0.62
No   111 27.3 295 72.7 1    
SBP ≥ 130 or DBP ≥ 85 mmHg 932              
Yes   134 22.3 468 77.7 2.47 1.85-3.31 < 0.001
No   137 41.5 193 58.5 1    
Fasting glucose levels > 100 mg/dL 501              
Yes   32 17.2 154 82.8 2.04 1.30-3.21 0.001
No   94 29.8 221 70.2 1    
BMI (kg/m2) 204              
< 29.9   28 26.7 77 73.3 1    
≥ 30   30 30.3 69 69.7 0.84 0.43-1.61 0.56

WC: waist circumference; TGL: triglycerides; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; BMI: body mass index; OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval.

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