Table 6.
Comparison of socio-demographic, clinical and biochemical parameters in pregnant women with and without metabolic syndrome according to four definitions
| Variables | NCEP ATP III [5] | p value | JIS MetS Criteria [6] | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| With MetS N = 197 | Without MetS N = 478 | With MetS N = 247 | Without MetS N = 428 | |||
| Mean age (year) | 26.2 ± 6.8 | 24.0 ± 6.6 | 0.0002 | 25.6 ± 6.8 | 24.1 ± 6.7 | 0.0070 |
| Level of education | ||||||
| Never studied [n (%)] | 21 (10.6) | 33 (6.9) | 0.1391 | 24 (9.7) | 30 (7.0) | 0.2706 |
| Middle | 157 (79.7) | 415 (86.8) | 0.0162 | 203 (82.2) | 369 (86.2) | 0.1967 |
| Higher education | 19 (9.6) | 30 (6.3) | 0.1706 | 20 (8.1) | 29 (11.7) | 0.6288 |
| Place of residence | ||||||
| Urban [n (%)] | 50 (25.4) | 99 (20.7) | 0.2196 | 61 (24.7) | 88 (20.6) | 0.2495 |
| Village [n (%)] | 147 (74.6) | 379 (79.3) | 0.2196 | 186 (75.3) | 340 (79.4) | 0.2495 |
| Current smoker (%) | 0 (0.0) | 1 | 1.0 | 0 (0) | 1 (0.2) | 1.0 |
| Mean body mass index | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Mean waist circumference | 97.4 ± 8.5 | 92.0 ± 9.1 | <0.0001 | 95.6 ± 9.0 | 92.4 ± 9.3 | <0.0001 |
| Known diabetes mellitus (%) | 00 | 00 | – | 00 | 00 | – |
| Use of hypotensive drugs (%) | 22 (11.1) | 22 (4.6) | 0.0029 | 23 (9.3) | 21 (4.9) | 0.0383 |
| Fasting glycemia (mg/dl) | 90.5 ± 29.1 | 80.9 ± 19.2 | <0.0001 | 91.8 ± 27.4 | 79.1 ± 18.4 | <0.0001 |
| Hipertension | 179 (90.9) | 191 (39.9) | <0.0001 | 216 (87.4) | 154 (36.0) | <0.0001 |
| Systolic blood pressore | 140.8 ± 18.5 | 124.4 ± 18.0 | <0.0001 | 138.5 ± 18.7 | 123.8 ± 18.1 | <0.0001 |
| Diastolic blood presssure | 90.7 ± 14.1 | 80.4 ± 13.6 | <0.0001 | 89.3 ± 14.3 | 80.1 ± 13.6 | <0.0001 |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dl) [] | 197.0 ± 42.9 | 191.4 ± 35.6 | 0.0810 | 196.2 ± 43.6 | 191.4 ± 33.9 | 0.1364 |
| LDL-C (mg/dl) [] | 122.0 ± 37.8 | 114.8 ± 32.8 | 0.020 | 120.2 ± 38.2 | 114.9 ± 31.9 | 0.0655 |
| HDL-C(mg/dl) [] | 64.5 ± 19.0 | 73.5 ± 17.7 | <0.0001 | 65.8 ± 19.1 | 73.8 ± 17.5 | <0.0001 |
| Tryglicerides (mg/dl) [] | 182.0 ± 60.2 | 135.0 ± 47.7 | <0.0001 | 179.7 ± 59.5 | 131.7 ± 45.1 | <0.0001 |
| Variables | NCEP ATP III [10] | p value | NHLBI/AHA [8, 9] | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| With MetS N = 12 | Without MetS N = 663 | With N = 85 | Without N = 590 | |||
| Mean age (years) | 28.7 ± 2 | 24.6 ± 6.7 | 0.0377 | 25.3 ± 6.9 | 24.6 ± 6.7 | 0.3217 |
| Level of education | ||||||
| Never studied [n (%)] | 1 (8.3) | 53 (7.9) | 1.0 | 12 (14.1) | 42 (7.1) | 0.0444 |
| Middle | 09 (75) | 563 (84.9) | 0.588 | 66 (77.6) | 506 (85.8) | 0.0744 |
| Higher education | 02 (16.7) | 47 (7.1) | 0.4802 | 07(8.2) | 42 (7.1) | 0.8828 |
| Place of residence | ||||||
| Urban [n (%)] | 04 (33.3) | 145 (21.9) | 0.55 | 28 (33.0) | 121 (20.5) | 0.0145 |
| Village [n (%)] | 08 (66.7) | 518 (78.1) | 0.55 | 57 (67.0) | 469 (79.5) | 0.0145 |
| Current smoker (%) | 1.0 | 00 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Mean body mass index | 31.7 ± 4.1 | 24.2 ± 4.0 | <0.0001 | 27.6 ± 5.0 | 23.9 ± 3.8 | <0.0001 |
| Mean waist circumference | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Known diabetes mellitus (%) | 00 | 00 | – | 00 | 00 | – |
| Use of hypotensive drugs (%) | 3 (25.0) | 41 (6.2) | 0.0426 | 11 (12.9) | 33 (5.8) | 0.0216 |
| Fasting Glycemia (mg/dl) | 126.7 ± 46.4 | 83.0 ± 21.6 | 0.0076 | 96.7 ± 34.1 | 81.9 ± 20.2 | 0.0002 |
| Hipertension | 12(100) | 358 (54) | 0.0039 | 79 ± 92.9 | 291 ± 49.3 | <0.0001 |
| Systolic Blood pressore | 148.4 ± 20.6 | 128.8 ± 19.4 | 0.0006 | 140.4 ± 17.8 | 127.6 ± 19.3 | <0.0001 |
| Diastolic Blood presssure | 96.3 ± 12.4 | 83.2 ± 14.5 | 0.00019 | 90.5 ± 15.6 | 82.4 ± 14.1 | <0.0001 |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dl) [] | 174.5 ± 38.1 | 193.5 ± 37.7 | 0.043 | 115.1 ± 36.5 | 117.1 ± 34.2 | 0.6155 |
| LDL-C (mg/dl) [] | 107.0 ± 34.9 | 117.0 ± 34.4 | 0.316 | 187.8 ± 40.4 | 193.9 ± 37.4 | 0.1632 |
| HDL-C (mg/dl) [] | 58.0 ± 17.7 | 71.1 ± 18.5 | 0.0152 | 60.0 ± 21.3 | 72.4 ± 55.3 | <0.0001 |
| Tryglicérides (mg/dl) [] | 126.7 ± 46.4 | 83.0 ± 21.6 | 0.0076 | 96.7 ± 34.1 | 81.9 ± 20.2 | <0.0001 |