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Table 4 Prevalence of the determinant components of metabolic syndrome among Ghanaian pre-and postmenopausal women

From: The prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its predominant components among pre-and postmenopausal Ghanaian women

Parameters

Total

Postmenopausal

Premenopausal

P value

(n = 250)

(n = 107)

(n = 143)

WHO

Central Obesity

177(70.8%)

94(87.9%)

83(58.0%)

<0.0001

Raised Fasting Glucose

39(15.6%)

30(28.0%)

9(6.3%)

<0.0001

Raised Triglyceride

24(9.6%)

15(14.0%)

9(6.3%)

0.0507

Raised Blood Pressure

109(43.6%)

64(59.8%)

45(31.5%)

<0.0001

Reduced HDL-C

47(18.8%)

26(24.3%)

21(14.7%)

0.0710

NCEP ATP III

Abdominal Obesity

160(64.0%)

86(80.4%)

74(51.7%)

<0.0001

Raised Fasting Glucose

62(24.8%)

39(36.5%)

23(16.1%)

0.0003

Raised Triglyceride

24(9.6%)

15(14.0%)

9(6.3%)

0.0507

Raised Blood Pressure

160(64.0%)

89(83.2%)

71(49.7%)

<0.0001

Reduced HDL-C

91(36.4%)

45(42.1%)

46(32.2%)

0.1132

IDF

Abdominal Obesity

215(86.0%)

102(95.3%)

113(79.0%)

0.0002

Raised Fasting Glucose

62(24.8%)

39(36.5%)

23(16.1%)

0.0003

Raised Triglyceride

24(9.6%)

15(14.0%)

9(6.3%)

0.0507

Raised Blood Pressure

160(64.0%)

89(83.2%)

71(49.7%)

<0.0001

Reduced HDL-C

91(36.4%)

45(42.1%)

46(32.2%)

0.1132

H_MS

Abdominal Obesity

215(86.0%)

102(95.3%)

113(79.0%)

0.0002

Raised Fasting Glucose

62(24.8%)

39(36.5%)

23(16.1%)

0.0003

Raised Triglyceride

24(9.6%)

15(14.0%)

9(6.3%)

0.0507

Raised Blood Pressure

160(64.0%)

89(83.2%)

71(49.7%)

<0.0001

Reduced HDL-C

91(36.4%)

45(42.1%)

46(32.2%)

0.1132

  1. Data are presented as proportion with corresponding percentages in parenthesis. The proportions were compared using Fischer’s exact test.