Table 3.

Comparison of the percentage of patients with metabolic syndrome components and metabolic syndrome before and after treatment (n=60)

Variables	Before treatment	After treatment	*P
	N(%)	N(%)
Hypertension	2(3.3)	4(6.7)	0.68
Fasting blood sugar (≥100mg/dl)	4(6.7)	6(10)	0.68
Triglyceride (≥150mg/dl)	21(35)	26(43.3)	0.26
High density lipoprotein (male <40 ;female <50 mg/dl)	39(65)	56(93.3)	<0.001
Waist circumference (male ≥102;female≥88 cm)	17(25)	29(48.3)	0.0005
Metabolic syndrome	3(5)	16(26.7)	0.001

*P: McNemar test