Table 5.
Prevalence of obesity, hypertension, diabetes and dyslipidaemia among population classified by menopause
| Parameters |
Total |
Postmenopausal |
Premenopausal |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 250) | (n = 107) | (n = 143) | ||
|
BMI
| ||||
| Underweight |
23(9.2%) |
07(6.5%) |
16(11.2%) |
0.2700 |
| Normal |
80(32.0%) |
32(29.9%) |
48(33.6%) |
0.5850 |
| Overweight |
89(35.6%) |
46(43.0%) |
43(30.1%) |
0.0450 |
| Obese |
58(23.2%) |
22(20.6%) |
36(25.2%) |
0.4500 |
|
WHR
| ||||
| Normal |
16(6.4%) |
01(1.0%) |
15(10.5%) |
0.0020 |
| Overweight |
42(16.8%) |
06(5.6%) |
36(25.2%) |
<0.0001 |
| Obese |
192(76.8%) |
100(93.5%) |
92(64.3%) |
<0.0001 |
|
WHtR
| ||||
| Normal |
66(26.4%) |
18(16.8%) |
48(33.6%) |
0.0040 |
| Obese |
184(73.6%) |
89(83.2%) |
95(66.4%) |
0.0040 |
|
FBG | ||||
| Hyperglycaemia |
40(16.0%) |
30(28.0%) |
10(7.0%) |
<0.0001 |
| Impaired Glucose |
12(4.8%) |
06(5.6%) |
06(4.2%) |
0.7670 |
| DYSLIPIDAEMIA | 16(6.4%) | 09(8.4%) | 07(4.9%) | 0.3020 |
Data are presented as proportion with corresponding percentages in parenthesis. The proportions were compared using Fischer’s exact test. n: number of subjects, Four categories of BMI (≤20, 20–24.9, 25–29.9, and ≥30 kg/m2) were identified. The categories were selected according to WHO recommendations to define individuals with a healthy weight (BMI 20–25), overweight (BMI 25–29.9) and obese (BMI ≥ 30). Individuals with a BMI ≤20 kg/m2 were classified as underweight. Women with WHR < 0.80, 0.80-0.84 and ≥ 0.85 were classified as normal weight, overweight or obese respectively, women with WHtR = < 0.53 and > 0.53 were classified as normal and obese respectively; Hyperglycaemia = fasting blood sugar ≥ 6.1 mmol/l, Impaired Glucose = fasting blood sugar between 6.1 to 6.9 mmol/l and Dyslipidaemia = TG >150 mg/dl and HDL-C < 40 mg/dl.