Table 3.

Prevalence of MetS by Age Group and Degree of Overweight or Obesity in Women

Variable			Age Range				Test Result
			Under 65 Years	65 Years and Over
MetS	No	N	38	23			χ2(1) = 0.983, p = 0.321
		%	47.5	37.7
	Yes	N	42	38
		%	52.5	62.3
Total		N	80	61
		%	100	100
			Group of women
			Under 65 years with overweight	Under 65 years with obesity	65 years and over with overweight	65 years and over with obesity
MetS	No	N	23	15	14	9	χ2(3) = 20.855,p = 0.001
		%	74.2	30.6	53.8	25.7
	Yes	N	8	34	12	26
		%	25.8	69.4	46.2	74.3
Total		N	31	49	26	35
		%	100	100	100	100

Abbreviations: N, number of participants; p, p-value (statistical significance); χ², chi-square test statistic.