Table 2 Prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its components among the subjects by gender
Metabolic criteria (n-%) | Men | Women | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Hypertension | 1028 (28.9%) | 2036 (39.7%) |  < 0.001 |
Impaired blood glucose | 557 (15.2%) | 1284 (24.4%) |  < 0.001 |
Elevated waist circumference | 1766 (48.3%) | 4457 (84.1%) |  < 0.001 |
Increased triglycerides | 1188 (32.5%) | 1735 (33%) | 0.614 |
Decreased HDL-c | 1257 (34.3%) | 2544 (48.3%) |  < 0.001 |
Has metabolic syndrome | 918 (25.1%) | 2133 (40.5%) |  < 0.001 |
Number of criteria | |||
 0 | 904 (24.7%) | 320 (6.1%) |  |
 1 | 1004 (27.4%) | 1153 (21.9%) |  |
 2 | 834 (22.8%) | 1656 (31.5%) |  |
 3 | 609 (16.6%) | 1204 (22.9%) |  |
 4 | 248 (6.8%) | 696 (13.2%) |  |
 5 | 61 (1.7%) | 233 (4.4%) |  |