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Table 5 Prevalence of components of metabolic syndrome according to quartiles of visceral fat area
| Men | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quartiles of visceral fat area (cm2) | P-valuea | ||||
| Q1(<89.95) | Q2(89.95-115.72) | Q3(115.72-140.46) | Q4(≥140.46) | ||
| n | 64 | 65 | 64 | 64 | |
| Hyperglycemia | 5(7.81) | 20(30.77)# | 17(26.56)# | 19(29.69)# | 0.006 |
| Hypertriglyceridemia | 12(18.75) | 21(32.31) | 28(43.75)# | 31(48.44)# | 0.002 |
| Low HDL-C | 14(21.88) | 19(29.23) | 23(35.94) | 19(29.69) | bNS |
| High blood pressure | 12(18.75) | 16(24.62) | 16(25.00) | 19(29.68) | bNS |
| Pre-menopausal women | |||||
| Quartiles of visceral fat area (cm2) | P-valuea | ||||
| Q1(<53.15) | Q2(53.15–66.18) | Q3(66.18–84.47) | Q4(≥84.47) | ||
| n | 153 | 144 | 163 | 153 | |
| Hyperglycemia | 2(1.31) | 8(5.56) | 16(9.82)# | 38(24.84)# & $ | 0.000 |
| Hypertriglyceridemia | 2(1.31) | 8(5.56) | 19(11.66)# | 29(18.95)# & | 0.000 |
| Low HDL-C | 41(26.80) | 54(37.50) | 76(46.63)# | 93(60.78)# & $ | 0.000 |
| High blood pressure | 2(1.31) | 4(2.77) | 11(6.75)# | 21 (13.73)# & $ | 0.000 |
| Post-menopausal women | |||||
| Quartiles of visceral fat area (cm2) | P-valuea | ||||
| Q1(<71.55) | Q2(71.55–91.97) | Q3(91.97–115.73) | Q4(≥115.73) | ||
| n | 59 | 59 | 59 | 58 | |
| Hyperglycemia | 12(20.34) | 22(37.29) | 26(44.07)# | 22(37.93)# | 0.045 |
| Hypertriglyceridemia | 7(11.86) | 10(16.95) | 20(33.90)# | 24(41.38)# & | 0.001 |
| Low HDL–C | 13(22.03) | 20(33.90) | 28(47.46)# | 26(44.83)# | 0.017 |
| High blood pressure | 12(18.64) | 17(28.81) | 15(25.42) | 19(32.76) | bNS |
