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

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Table 2 Frequency of metabolic risk factors and metabolic syndrome

Risk factors	Overall	Pre-menopause	Post-menopause	P value
	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)
BMI > 30 kg/m²	52 (2.9)	34 (3.11)	18 (2.56)	0.50
Elevated waist circumference	152 (8.46)	91 (8.32)	61 (8.68)	0.79
High blood pressures	506 (28.16)	159 (14.53)	347 (49.36)	<0.001
Elevated fasting blood glucose	636 (35.39)	287 (26.23)	349 (49.64)	<0.001
Low HDL cholesterol	1512 (84.14)	972 (88.85)	540 (76.81)	0.001
High triglyceride	530(29.49)	262 (23.95)	268 (38.12)	<0.001
Metabolic Syndrome ^a	460 (25.60)	184 (16.82)	276 (39.26)	<0.001

BMI: Body mass index, HDL cholesterol: High-density lipoprotein cholesterol.
^a Metabolic syndrome is defined as presence of at least 3 of the following criteria.
Elevated waist circumference (≥88 cm), high fasting blood glucose (≥110 mg/dL), high triglycerides (≥150 mg/dL), low-high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol (<50 mg/dL), high blood pressure; systolic blood pressure (SBP ≥ 130 mm Hg) or diastolic blood pressure (DBP ≥85 mm Hg).

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