Table 3.

CHD risk and stroke risk in subjects depending on the number of MS components.

		Men			Women
	n	CHD risk (%)	Stroke risk (%)	n	CHD risk (%)	Stroke risk (%)
1	62	17.5 ± 11.4	5.0 ± 5.55	23	6.3 ± 5.0	3.1 ± 5.1
2	231	24.0 ± 14.9	11.1 ± 13.0	102	12.1 ± 8.6	6.4 ± 6.3
3	235	26.6 ± 17.0	10.6 ± 12.0	191	13.6 ± 9.2	8.5 ± 12.5
4	182	29.8 ± 18.6	11.5 ± 13.1	236	16.8 ± 11.5	9.5 ± 12.3
5	86	30.6 ± 20.7	8.7 ± 10.6	166	18.4 ± 11.3	8.6 ± 7.8
F value		8.65	4.14		13.3	3.0
p		0.000	0.003		0.000	0.017

Data are expressed as mean ± SD. CHD: coronary heart disease; MS: metabolic syndrome.