Table 3.
Number of parameters of metabolic syndrome for subjects in the two groups
|
Number of metabolic |
Fatty pancreas |
Normal pancreas |
|---|---|---|
| Syndrome parameters | n (%) | n (%) |
| 0 |
4 (5.6%) |
156 (32.2%) |
| 1 |
22 (30.6%) |
132 (27.2%) |
| 2 |
21 (29.2%) |
112 (23.1%) |
| 3 |
16 (22.2%) |
54 (11.1%) |
| 4 |
7 (9.7%) |
27 (5.6%) |
| 5 |
2 (2.8%) |
4 (0.8%) |
| Meet ≥ 3 criteria* |
25 (34.7%) |
85 (17.5%) |
| Mean number* | 2.1 ± 1.2 | 1.3 ± 1.2 |
*p <0.01.
The five criteria of the metabolic syndrome as established by the National Cholesterol Education Program’s Adult Treatment Panel III are: abdominal obesity, hypertension, triglyceride concentrations ≥150 mg/dL, HDL-cholesterol <40 mg/dL for males or <50 mg/dL for females, and fasting glucose concentrations ≥110 mg/dL.