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Table 3 Age stratified prevalence of individual components of metabolic syndrome

From: Comprehensive assessment of metabolic syndrome among rural Bangladeshi women

Age Group

Obesity Waist ≥ 88 cm**

Obesity Waist ≥ 80 cm*

High TG ≥ 150 mg/dl

Low HDL < 50 mg/dl

Fasting blood glucose ≥ 6.1 mmol/L**

Fasting blood glucose ≥ 5.6 mmol/L*

Hypertension (SBP ≥ 130 mmHg or DBP ≥ 85 mmHg)

Age < 25

2.90

14.98

14.01

91.79

7.73

18.36

1.93

25-34

14.19

40.26

17.49

87.13

16.17

29.04

6.60

35-44

15.83

41.16

25.59

88.92

29.55

47.23

24.01

45-54

11.69

29.61

35.32

84.94

43.38

56.88

42.86

55-64

12.09

24.18

43.96

78.02

41.76

59.89

59.89

Age > = 65

2.53

11.39

22.78

65.82

59.49

68.35

73.42

All age

11.60

31.01

26.91

85.47

30.42

44.76

29.12

  1. Values are expressed in percentage
  2. * for Modified NCEP ATP III and IDF criteria
  3. ** for NCEP ATP III criteria