Table 2.
Prevalence of metabolic syndrome risk factors, % (n)
Risk Factor
Total (n=74)
MetS (n=33)
non-MetS (n=41)
Waist circumference (≥80cm)
90.54% (67)
100% (33)
82.92% (34)
Impaired fasting glucose (≥100 mg/dL)
50.00% (37)
75.75% (25)
29.26% (12)
Hypertension (≥130 SBP or 85 DBP mm Hg)
64.86% (48)
90.90% (30)
43.90% (18)
HDL-C (<50 mg/dL)
9.45% (7)
21.21% (7)
0.00% (0)
Triglycerides (≥150 mg/dL)
16.21% (12)
33.33% (11)
2.43% (1)
HDL-C- high-density lipoprotein cholesterol