Table 4.

Frequency of the MS and its components in the study group according to gender

	Females (n = 69)	Males (n = 23)	p
Abdominal obesity (waist
xcircumference >102 cm in men or >88 cm in women)	31 (44.9)	13 (56.5)	0.469
Hyperglycaemia (fasting glucose >110 mg/dl)	7 (10.1)	1 (4.3)	0.668
Hypertension (blood pressure 130/85 mm Hg)	5 (7.2)	3 (13.0)	0.407
Low HDL (<40 mg/dl in men or <50 mg/dl in women)	39 (56.5)	15 (65.2)	0.624
High triglycerides (>150 mg/dl)	20 (28.9)	5 (21.7)	0.687
MS	21 (30.4)	5 (21.7)	0.592

Values are presented as numbers (s%).