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Table 5 Comparison of metabolic syndrome component prevalence in different BMI categories

From: Metabolic syndrome and its predictors in an urban population in Kenya: A cross sectional study

Variable

Categories

BMI < 25.00 (n = 242) No. (%)

BMI ≥ 25.00 (n = 286) No. (%)

p-value

WC (cm)

<94 (M) OR <80 (F)

188 (77.7%)

46 (16.1%)

0.000

 

≥94 (M) OR ≥80 (F)

54 (22.3%)

240 (83.9%)

 

TGs (mmol/L)

<1.7

223 (92.1%)

214 (74.8%)

0.000

 

≥1.7

19 (7.9%)

72 (25.2%)

 

HDL-C (mmol/L)

≥1(M) OR ≥1.3 (F)

157 (64.9%)

147 (51.4%)

0.002

 

<1(M) OR <1.3 (F)

85 (35.1%)

139 (48.6%)

 

BP (mmHg)

SBP < 130 OR DBP < 85

152 (62.8%)

135 (47.2%)

0.000

 

SBP ≥ 130 OR DBP ≥ 85

90 (37.2%)

151 (52.8%)

 

FPG (mmol/L)

<5.6

230 (95.0%)

215 (75.2%)

0.000

 

≥5.6

12 (5.0%)

71 (24.8%)

 
  1. Abbreviations BMI Body Mass Index, BP Blood pressure, DBP Diastolic BP, FPG Fasting plasma glucose, F Female, HDL-C High density lipoprotein cholesterol, M Male, SBP Systolic BP, TGs Triglycerides, WC Waist circumference