Table 2.
Prevalence of MetS and its components by age groups.
Characteristics | Age group (years) | P-value | |||
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< 35 | 35–44 | 45–54 | ≥ 55 | ||
Overall sample (n = 538) | |||||
MetS | 3 (10.7) | 51 (16.5) | 34 (26.6) | 23 (31.5) | 0.005 |
Men (n = 189) | |||||
MetS | 1 (14.3) | 20 (20.4) | 16 (34.0) | 10 (27.0) | 0.299 |
Raised WC | 4 (57.1) | 55 (56.1) | 30 (63.8) | 24 (64.9) | 0.733 |
Raised TG | 2 (28.6) | 30 (30.6) | 18 (38.3) | 7 (18.9) | 0.294 |
Low HDL-c | 1 (14.3) | 11 (11.2) | 10 (21.3) | 4 (10.8) | 0.385 |
Raised glucose | 0 (0.0) | 11 (11.2) | 11 (23.4) | 12 (32.4) | 0.013 |
Raised SBP | 2 (28.6) | 27 (27.6) | 20 (42.6) | 24 (64.9) | 0.001 |
Raised DBP | 2 (28.6) | 36 (36.7) | 26 (55.3) | 20 (54.1) | 0.082 |
Women (n = 349) | |||||
MetS | 2 (9.5) | 31 (14.7) | 18 (22.2) | 13 (36.1) | 0.010 |
Raised WC | 9 (42.9) | 121 (57.3) | 54 (66.7) | 28 (77.8) | 0.024 |
Raised TG | 0 (0.0) | 19 (9.0) | 12 (14.8) | 10 (27.8) | 0.003 |
Low HDL-c | 8 (38.1) | 58 (27.5) | 17 (21.0) | 9 (25.0) | 0.413 |
Raised glucose | 1 (4.8) | 16 (7.6) | 16 (19.8) | 9 (25.0) | 0.002 |
Raised SBP | 4 (19.0) | 36 (17.1) | 35 (43.2) | 24 (66.7) | < 0.001 |
Raised DBP | 4 (19.0) | 58 (27.5) | 35 (43.2) | 13 (36.1) | 0.035 |