Metabolic syndrome and its components in Polish women of childbearing age: a nationwide study

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Table 3 Serum lipid characteristics in different age groups

Parameter	All	Age (years)			P value	P for trend
Parameter	All	20–29	30–39	40–49	P value	P for trend
TC (mmol/l)	N = 1528
x ± SD	4.90 ± 1.05	4.54 ± 0.97	4.81 ± 1.03	5.23 ± 1.02	<0.0001	<0.0001
Median	4.89	4.51	4.77	5.24
LDL-chol (mmol/l)	N = 1528
x ± SD	2.85 ± 0.85	2.53 ± 0.77	2.79 ± 0.82	3.15 ± 0.85	<0.0001	<0.0001
Median	2.78	2.46	2.69	3.13
TG (mmol/l)	N = 1527
x ± SD	1.14 ± 0.70	0.99 ± 0.43	1.11 ± 0.79	1.27 ± 0.73	<0.0001	<0.0001
Median	0.98	0.89	0.95	1.09
HDL-chol (mmol/l)	N = 1528
x ± SD	1.58 ± 0.42	1.60 ± 0.42	1.58 ± 0.42	1.55 ± 0.41	ns
Median	1.55	1.59	1.54	1.54	ns
TC (%)
TC < 4.9 mmol/l	50.0	65.7	55.6	33.6
TC ≥ 4.9 mmol/l^a	50.0	34.3	44.4	66.4	<0.0001	<0.0001
LDL-chol (%)
LDL-chol <3.00 mmol/l	59.4	77.3	63.9	42.5
LDL-chol ≥3.00 mmol/l^a	40.6	22.7	36.1	57.5	<0.0001	<0.0001
TG (%)
< 1.7 mmol/l	87.4	93.8	89.9	80.3
≥ 1.7 mmol/l	12.6	6.2	10.1	19.7	<0.0001	<0.0001
HDL-chol (%)^b
HDL-chol <1.16 mmol/l	15.1	14.4	14.4	16.3	ns
HDL-chol ≥1.16 mmol/l	84.9	85.6	85.6	83.7
HDL-chol (%)^c
HDL-chol <1.3 mmol/l	25.4	23.4	23.4	28.8	0.0697
HDL-chol ≥1.3 mmol/l	74.6	76.6	76.6	71.2

^aor hypolipemic medication during 3 preceding days.
^baccording to the criteria of the European Society of Cardiology, c according to the IDF criteria

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