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. 2013 Oct;24(7):265–269. doi: 10.5830/CVJA-2013-059

Table 3. Prevalence Of Hyperhomocysteinaemia With Hyperglycaemia, Hypertriglyceridaemia, Hypercholesterolaemia, Hypertension And Obesity.

Hyperhomocysteinaemia Metabolic disorder Prevalence rate (%)
n = 3 Hyperglycaemia (n = 45) 6.7
n = 3 Hypertriglyceridaemia (n = 39) 7.7
n = 5 Hypercholesterolaemia (n = 38) 13.1
n = 11 Systolic blood pressure (n = 72) 15.3
n = 16 Diastolic blood pressure (n = 84) 19.0
n = 10 Obesity (n = 95) 10.5

Prevalence of hyperhomocysteinaemia = number of hyperhomocysteinaemic subjects per number of subjects in the respective components of the metabolic syndrome.