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Table 2 Prevalence of individual metabolic syndrome component in men and women according to the number of abnormal components

From: Circulating microRNAs have a sex-specific association with metabolic syndrome

 

Men

Women

 

Number of abnormal metabolic components

Number of abnormal metabolic components

 

0-5

0-2

3

4-5

0-5

0-2

3

4-5

 

(All)

(without MS)

(with MS)

(with MS)

(All)

(without MS)

(with MS)

(with MS)

 

(n = 52)

(n = 36)

(n = 12)

(n = 4)

(n = 50)

(n = 35)

(n = 10)

(n = 5)

Increased waist circumstance

25 (48.1%)

12 (33.3%)

9 (75.0%)

4 (100.0%)

31 (62.0%)

18 (51.4%)

8 (80.0%)

5 (100.0%)

Decreased HDL

7 (13.5%)

0 (0.0%)

4 (33.3%)

3 (75.0%)

14 (28.0%)

5 (14.3%)

4 (40.0%)

5 (100.0%)

Hypertriglycerides

10 (19.2%)

2 (5.6%)

6 (50.0%)

2 (50.0%)

9 (18.0%)

2 (5.7%)

2 (20.0%)

5 (100.0%)

Hyperglycemia

19 (36.5%)

8 (22.2%)

7 (58.3%)

4 (100.0%)

12 (24.0%)

3 (8.6%)

6 (60.0%)

3 (60.0%)

High blood pressure

24 (46.2%)

10 (27.8%)

10 (83.3%)

4 (100.0%)

21 (42.0%)

8 (22.9%)

10 (100.0%)

3 (60.0%)

  1. The data are expressed as a number (percentage). MS, metabolic syndrome, HDL, high density lipoprotein.