Table 4.
Frequency of the components in those with metabolic syndrome, by gender and age-groups, in the adult Xavante population from São Marcos and Sangradouro/Volta Grande Reservations, 2008–2012
| Age-groups (years) |
Components of metabolic syndrome (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hypertension n (%) |
Low HDL-cholesterol n (%) |
Elevated triglycerides n (%) |
Hyper-glycemia n (%) |
Elevated waist circumference n (%) |
|
| Women | |||||
| 20–39 | 32 (18.2) | 164 (93.2) | 103 (58.5) | 147 (83.5) | 175 (99.4) |
| 40–59 | 40 (44.4) | 85 (94.4) | 68 (75.6) | 84 (93.3) | 90 (100.0) |
| ≥60 | 49 (53.3) | 79 (85.9) | 67 (72.8) | 82 (89.1) | 88 (95.7) |
| Sub-total | 121 (33.8) | 328 (91.6) | 238 (66.5) | 313 (87.4) | 353 (98.6) |
| Men | |||||
| 20–39 | 56 (42.4) | 110 (83.3) | 108 (81.8) | 73 (55.3) | 113 (85.6) |
| 40–59 | 41 (52.6) | 60 (76.9) | 63 (80.8) | 53 (67.9) | 67 (85.9) |
| ≥60 | 35 (81.4) | 31 (72.1) | 28 (65.1) | 28 (65.1) | 33 (76.7) |
| Sub-total | 132 (52.5) | 201 (79.4) | 199 (78.7) | 154 (60.9) | 213 (84.2) |
| Total | 253 (41.4) | 529 (86.6) | 437 (71.5) | 467 (76.4) | 566 (92.6) |