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Table 2 Proportions of MetS components by HbA1c quartiles for the entire study population

From: Prevalence of metabolic syndrome and the comparison of fasting plasma glucose and HbA1c as the glycemic criterion for MetS definition in non-diabetic population in Ghana

Components

Q1 (≤ 5.0)

Q2 (5.1–5.5)

Q3 (5.6–6.0)

Q4 (> 6.0)

TG (≥ 1.7)

16 (17.0)

16 (17.0)

23 (24.5)

39 (41.5)

HDL-C (male < 1.0, female < 1.3)

25 (19.1)

15 (11.5)

31 (23.7)

60 (45.8)

HDL-C (male < 0.9, female < 1.0)

11 (15.7)

8 (11.4)

15 (21.4)

36 (51.4)

FPG (≥ 5.6)

5 (6.7)

8 (10.7)

25 (33.3)

37 (49.3)

WC (male ≥ 94, female ≥ 80)

30 (16.0)

25 (13.3)

55 (29.3)

78 (41.5)

WC (male ≥ 102, female ≥ 88)

18 (13.3)

20 (14.8)

39 (28.9)

58 (43.0)

WHR (male > 0.90, female > 0.85) and/or BMI ≥ 30

24 (14.5)

21 (12.7)

48 (29.1)

72 (43.6)

  1. WHR waist to height ratio, BP blood pressure, BMI body mass index, FPG fasting plasma glucose, TG triglycerides, HDL-C, high density lipoprotein cholesterol, WC waist circumference