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Table 5 Sex-specific prevalence of metabolic abnormalities among obese and overweight participants according to NCEP/ATP III and IDF criteria

From: Metabolic syndrome among overweight and obese adults in Palestinian refugee camps

 

All no. (%)

Men no. (%)

Women no. (%)

p value

WC (NCEP)

205 (56.5)

68 (43.6)

137 (66.2)

< 0.0002

WC (IDF)

295 (81.3)

111 (71.1)

184 (88.9)

< 0.0002

FBS (NCEP)

203 (56.0)

82 (52.6)

121 (58.8)

0.26

FBS (IDF)

237 (65.3)

92 (59)

145 (70)

0.028

BP

174 (48.0)

80 (51.3)

94 (45.4)

0.27

HDL

239 (65.8)

100 (64.1)

139 (67.1)

0.54

TG

115 (31.7)

56 (35.9)

59 (28.5)

0.13

  1. WC waist circumference, BP blood pressure, HDL high density lipoprotein, TG triglycerides, FBS fasting blood sugar