Table 4 Age-specific prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS) and its determinants by the IDF and NCEP ATPIII criteria
From: Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in a rural population in Ghana
MS and Determinants | Prevalence of determinants of metabolic syndrome by age and sex (%)a | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
IDF | NCEP ATP III | |||||
All | Male | Female | All | Male | Female | |
MS | ||||||
35-44 | 34.0 | 12.8 | 46.3 | 14.2 | 2.6 | 20.9 |
45-64 | 36.7 | 16.1 | 72.2 | 16.3 | 8.1 | 30.6 |
P value b | 0.679 | 0.649 | 0.012 | 0.665 | 0.255 | 0.276 |
Central Obesity | ||||||
35-44 | 61.3 | 17.9 | 86.6 | 35.8 | 2.6 | 55.2 |
45-64 | 48.0 | 24.2 | 88.9 | 25.5 | 4.8 | 61.1 |
P value b | 0.055 | 0.459 | 0.735 | 0.110 | 0.568 | 0.565 |
High BP | ||||||
35-44 | 25.6 | 25.0 | 25.9 | 25.6 | 25.0 | 25.9 |
45-64 | 55.0 | 46.9 | 67.7 | 55.0 | 46.9 | 67.7 |
P value b | <0.001 | 0.047 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.047 | <0.001 |
High FPG | ||||||
35-44 | 12.3 | 12.8 | 11.9 | 7.5 | 12.8 | 4.5 |
45-64 | 12.2 | 11.3 | 13.9 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 5.6 |
P value b | 0.997 | 0.817 | 0.776 | 0.156 | 0.020 | 0.808 |
Low HDL | ||||||
35-44 | 45.5 | 38.9 | 49.2 | 45.5 | 38.9 | 49.2 |
45-64 | 39.3 | 28.6 | 57.6 | 39.3 | 28.6 | 57.6 |
P value b | 0.387 | 0.303 | 0.435 | 0.387 | 0.303 | 0.435 |
High TG | ||||||
35-44 | 5.9 | 0.0 | 9.2 | 5.9 | 0.0 | 9.2 |
45-64 | 15.7 | 16.1 | 15.2 | 15.7 | 16.1 | 15.2 |
P value b | 0.028 | 0.011 | 0.380 | 0.028 | 0.011 | 0.380 |