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Table 3 Association of Acanthosis Nigricans with revised ATP III criteria for diagnosis of metabolic syndrome in Asians (based on bivariate analysis)

From: Prevalence of Acanthosis Nigricans in an urban population in Sri Lanka and its utility to detect metabolic syndrome

Criterion

Odds Ratio

95% Confidence limits

P value

Abdominal obesity

5.64

4.41-7.22

< 0.001

(Waist circumference) Males > 90 cm

   

   Females > 80 cm

   

Triglycerides ≥150 mg/dl

1.81

1.49-2.20

< 0.001

High-density lipoprotein cholesterol

1.56

1.25-1.94

< 0.001

   Males < 40 mg/dl

   

   Females < 50 mg/dl

   

Blood pressure ≥130/≥85 mm Hg

2.04

1.66-2.51

< 0.001

Fasting glucose > 110 mg/dl

1.85

1.53-2.25

< 0.001