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. 2014 May 9;5(3):169–175. doi: 10.1016/j.phrp.2014.04.009

Table 4.

Frequency of high waist circumference, high blood pressure, elevated triglyceride, and low high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) in metabolic syndrome patients diagnosed by National Cholesterol Educational Programme Adult Treatment Panel III criteria.

Characteristics Males Females
Metabolic syndrome 321 207 114
High waist circumference 123 (38) 45 (22) 78 (68.4)
High blood pressure 248 (77) 175 (85) 73(64)
Elevated triglyceride 158 (49) 101 (49) 57(50)
Low HDL-C 98 (62) 121 (58) 77 (67.5)

Data are presented as n (%).