Table 3. Individuals beyond the cut-off limits contributing to metabolic syndrome according to the NCEP-ATPIII criteria [3].

	ALL (N = 155)	Males (n = 74)	Females (N = 81)	Pa
	N (%)	N (%)	N (%)
fP-Glucose >5.6 mmol/L	30 (19.5)	25 (33.8)	5 (6.3)	<0.001
fP-Triglycerides ≥1.7 mmol/L	11 (7.1)	9 (12.1)	2 (2.5)	0.027
fP-HDL ≤1.0*/1.3† mmol/L	12 (7.8)	7 (9.5)	5 (6.3)	0.55
Waist circumference ≥102*/88† cm	25 (16.2)	10 (13.5)	15 (18.8)	0.51
SBP >130 and/or DBP >85 mm Hg	38 (24.7)	31 (41.9)	7 (8.8)	<0.001
≥3 NCEP-ATPIII criteria	14 (8.9)	12 (15.8)	2 (2.4)	0.003

Abbreviations: fP, fasting plasma; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; NCEP-ATPIII, National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III.

^aP values calculated between the genders using Chi-square test;

*male;

^†female.