Table 3 The prevalence of the metabolic syndrome and its component abnormalities by age group in men and women
From: Metabolic syndrome in a Taiwanese metropolitan adult population
Age | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Men | Women | |||||
40–65 (n = 807) | ≥ 65 (n = 340) | P-value | 40–65 (n = 992) | ≥ 65 (n = 220) | P-value | |
Large WC | 28.5 | 32.06 | 0.2563 | 25.3 | 43.64 | <0.0001 |
High Tg level | 35.07 | 29.12 | 0.0595 | 19.25 | 33.18 | <0.0001 |
Decreased HDL | 52.79 | 52.94 | 1 | 56.35 | 62.73 | 0.0978 |
High BP | 63.2 | 84.41 | <0.0001 | 44.15 | 84.09 | <0.0001 |
High glucose level | 20.32 | 31.76 | <0.0001 | 11.59 | 34.09 | <0.0001 |
ATP III -Asia items (%) | 0.0182 | <0.0001 | ||||
None | 13.51 | 9.41 | 23.08 | 7.27 | ||
One | 26.39 | 20.29 | 31.35 | 17.73 | ||
Two | 24.78 | 27.06 | 21.37 | 23.18 | ||
Three or more | 35.32 | 43.23 | 24.19 | 51.82 | ||