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Table 4 Prevalence of the number of MetS risk factors by waist circumference categories

From: Metabolic syndrome among adolescents in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, is attributable to the high prevalence of low HDL levels: a cross-sectional study

No. of MetS risk factors

Normal WC (n = 501)

High WC (n = 90)

All (n = 591)

0

288 (57.5)

0 (0)

288 (48.7)

1

155 (30.9)

36 (40)

191 (32.3)

2

51 (10.2)

32 (35.6)

83 (14.0)

3

7 (1.4)

18 (20)

25 (4.2)

4

0 (0)

2 (2.2)

2 (0.4)

5

0 (0)

2 (2.2)

2 (0.4)

Total

501 (84.3)

90 (15.2)

591 (100)

  1. Values are reported as frequencies (percentages): n (%)
  2. WC waist circumference
  3. N.B some categories do not add up to 100% due to missing data