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Table 1 Means of clinical and laboratory characteristics of the subjects

From: Metabolic syndrome among pre- and post-menopausal rural women in Bangladesh: result from a population-based study

Variable

Overall

Pre-menopause

Post-menopause

P value

 

(n = 1802)

(n = 1094)

(n = 708)

 

Age, years

39.98 ± 13.97

31.36 ± 9.24

53.31 ± 8.49

<0.001

BMI, kg/m2

21.88 ± 3.97

21.87 ± 3.99

21.89 ± 3.94

0.95

Waist circumference, cm

76.83 ± 8.32

76.89 ± 8.54

76.73 ± 7.98

<0.001

Systolic blood pressure, mmHg

116.93 ± 21.38

110.56 ± 17.95

126 ± 22.51

<0.001

Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg

75.53 ± 10.78

73.00 ± 9.80

79.44 ± 11.07

<0.001

Fasting blood glucose, mmol/L

6.22 ± 2.72

5.77 ± 2.12

6.91 ± 3.35

<0.001

Total cholesterol, mg/dL

181.09 ± 72.32

176.15 ± 70.00

188.75 ± 75.18

<0.001

HDL cholesterol, mg/dL

41.38 ± 30.47

37.34 ± 17.69

45.69 ± 43.20

<0.001

Triglyceride, mg/dL

130.02 ± 109.95

114.79 ± 92.64

153.60 ± 128.94

0.007

  1. Values are Mean ± SD. BMI: Body mass index, HDL cholesterol: High-density lipoprotein cholesterol.