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

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Table 3 Odds ratio (95% Confidence interval) for metabolic syndrome and its components by menopausal status

Risk factors	Pre-menopause	Post-menopause	P value^a
Elevated waist circumference
Unadjusted	1.00	1.04 (0.74-1.46)	0.829
Age-adjusted	1.00	0.66 (0.39-1.12)	0.124
High blood pressures
Unadjusted	1.00	5.65 (4.50-7.07)	<0.001
Age-adjusted	1.00	1.72 (1.22-2.43)	0.002
Elevated fasting blood glucose
Unadjusted	1.00	2.84 (2.32-3.47)	<0.001
Age-adjusted	1.00	1.63 (1.19-2.23)	0.002
Low HDL cholesterol
Unadjusted	1.00	0.41 (0.31-0.53)	<0.001
Age-adjusted	1.00	0.44 (0.29-0.67)	<0.001
High triglyceride
Unadjusted	1.00	1.96 (1.59-2.41)	<0.001
Age-adjusted	1.00	2.27 (1.62-3.17)	<0.001
Metabolic syndrome ^b
Unadjusted	1.00	3.14 (2.52-3.92)	<0.001
Age-adjusted	1.00	1.78 (1.26-2.51)	0.001

HDL cholesterol: High-density lipoprotein cholesterol.
^a Based on logistic regression analysis.
^b 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).