Table 1 Distribution of baseline characteristics of the women across BMI-MetS categories among women

Diabetic, n (%)

14(1.6)

11(15.3)

35(3.9)

42(12.7)

14(3.8)

106(20.2)

Age, y

33.4(10.63)

52.3(11.79^a

39.2(11.20)^a

49.4(11.92)^a

41.2(10.98)^a

48.2(10.84)^a

<0.001

BMI, kg.m-2

22.1(2.12)

23.4(1.33)^a

27.3(1.41)^a

27.8(1.38)^a

32.7 (2.69)^a

33.8(3.24)^a

<0.001

Waist, cm

74.9(7.63)

82.1(8.08)^a

85.3(6.92)^a

92.4(7.45)^a

95.0 (8.68)^a

102.5(7.90)^a

<0.001

SBP, mmHg

107.6(11.70)

131.2(17.44)^a

113.0(13.68)^a

130.9(19.74)^a

116.6 (14.42)^a

129.3(19.64)^a

<0.001

DBP, mmHg

71.7(8.36)

82.5(8.34)^a

75.1(8.20)^a

84.5(9.55)^a

78.0 (9.06)^a

84.7(10.14)^a

<0.001

FPG, mmol/L

4.75(0.44)

5.30(0.56)^a

4.87(0.45)^a

5.23(0.59)^a

4.82 (0.45)

5.27(0.59)^a

<0.001

2hPCPG, mmol/L

5.42(1.26)

6.77(1.58)^a

5.90(1.39)^a

6.92(1.64)^a

5.8 9(1.33)^a

7.00(1.61)^a

<0.001

HDL-C, mmol/L

1.24(0.29)

1.09(0.20)^a

1.18(0.29)^a

1.04(0.21)^a

1.24 (0.30)

1.05(0.23)^a

<0.001

Triglycerides, mmol/L

1.04(1.01-1.07)

2.31 (2.12-2.51)^a

1.36 (1.32-1.4)^a

2.35(2.25-2.46)^a

1.34 (1.29-1.4)^a

2.32 (2.24-2.41)^a

<0.001

Intervention, (%)

301(35.0)

29(40.3)

337(37.2)

123(37.2)

131(35.3)

187(35.7)

0.890

Smoking (%)

29(3.4)

3(4.2)

51(5.6)

15(4.5)

17 (4.6)

30(5.7)

0.273

Hypertension, (%)

36(4.2)

35(48.6)^†

66(7.3)^†

159(48.3)^b

53 (14.3)^b

243(46.6)^b

<0.001

History of CVD, (%)

4(0.5)

4(5.6)^b

18(2.0)^b

18(5.4)^b

8 (2.2)^b

26(5.0)^b

<0.001

Education, (%) Illiterate

139(16.2)

48(66.7)^b

256(28.2)^b

189(57.1)^b

138 (37.2)^b

327(62.4)^b

<0.001

Under diploma

589(68.6)

19(26.4)^b

559(61.6)^b

131(39.6)^b

209 (56.3)^b

183(34.9)^b

Over diploma

131(15.3)

5(6.9)

92(10.1)^b

11(3.3)^b

24 (6.5)^b

14(2.7)^b

Family history DM,(%)

196(22.8)

20(27.8)

261(28.8)^b

91(27.5)

105 (28.3)

170(32.4)^b

0.005