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Table 2 BMI, WC, WTR, WHR and WHtR values according to the various cut-offs of different metabolic risk factors in pre- and postmenopausal Ghanaian women using H_MS Criterion

From: Prediction of metabolic syndrome among postmenopausal Ghanaian women using obesity and atherogenic markers

 

Postmenopausal

Premenopausal

Parameters

BMI

WC

WHR

WTR

WHtR

BMI

WC

WHR

WTR

WHtR

Systolic Blood Pressure

<130 mmHg

24.19 ± 0.80

92.50 ± 1.80

0.92 ± 0.01

1.70 ± 0.02

0.58 ± 0.01

25.37 ± 0.50

87.10 ± 1.10

0.85 ± 0.01

1.60 ± 0.01

0.54 ± 0.01

≥130 mmHg

27.65 ± 0.50

96.80 ± 1.10

0.91 ± 0.01

1.73 ± 0.02

0.61 ± 0.01

28.11 ± 0.80

94.39 ± 1.90

0.89 ± 0.01

1.67 ± 0.02

0.59 ± 0.01

 p value 

0.0010

0.0530

0.5830

0.2540

0.1360

0.0030

0.0004

0.0004

0.0030

0.0010

Diastolic Blood Pressure

<85 mmHg

24.59 ± 0.70

94.00 ± 1.60

0.93 ± 0.01

1.70 ± 0.02

0.59 ± 0.01

25.10 ± 0.50

86.96 ± 1.10

0.86 ± 0.01

1.62 ± 0.01

0.54 ± 0.01

≥85 mmHg

27.86 ± 0.60

96.61 ± 1.10

0.91 ± 0.01

1.73 ± 0.02

0.60 ± 0.01

28.34 ± 0.80

93.97 ± 1.80

0.87 ± 0.01

1.65 ± 0.02

0.59 ± 0.01

 p value 

0.0010

0.1990

0.0120

0.3430

0.7580

0.00020

0.0010

0.1180

0.2040

0.0010

Fasting Blood Glucose

<5.6 mmol/l

26.64 ± 0.60

93.91 ± 1.20

0.91 ± 0.01

1.76 ± 0.02

0.58 ± 0.01

26.81 ± 0.50

90.04 ± 1.10

0.86 ± 0.01

1.62 ± 0.01

0.56 ± 0.01

≥5.6 mmol/l

27.13 ± 0.70

99.18 ± 1.50

0.93 ± 0.01

1.66 ± 0.01

0.63 ± 0.01

24.98 ± 0.90

88.87 ± 2.30

0.89 ± 0.01

1.63 ± 0.02

0.55 ± 0.02

 p value 

0.6060

0.0060

0.0480

<0.0001

0.0003

0.1400

0.6720

0.0260

0.7090

0.7290

Triglyceride

<1.7 mmol/l

26.62 ± 0.50

94.76 ± 1.00

0.91 ± 0.01

1.73 ± 0.01

0.59 ± 0.01

26.30 ± 0.50

89.37 ± 1.04

0.87 ± 0.01

1.62 ± 0.01

0.56 ± 0.01

≥1.7 mmol/l

28.32 ± 1.00

102.4 ± 1.50

0.95 ± 0.01

1.65 ± 0.02

0.64 ± 0.01

28.21 ± 1.70

97.00 ± 3.60

0.89 ± 0.02

1.64 ± 0.01

0.60 ± 0.03

 p value 

0.1930

0.0040

0.0070

0.0320

0.0070

0.2970

0.0670

0.1540

0.7600

0.0890

HDL-C

<1.30 mmol/l

26.41 ± 0.60

96.76 ± 1.40

0.93 ± 0.01

1.69 ± 0.02

0.61 ± 0.01

26.09 ± 0.80

90.97 ± 2.00

0.89 ± 0.01

1.62 ± 0.01

0.57 ± 0.01

≥1.30 mmol/l

26.98 ± 0.60

95.34 ± 1.20

0.90 ± 0.01

1.74 ± 0.02

0.59 ± 0.01

26.56 ± 0.50

89.49 ± 1.20

0.86 ± 0.01

1.62 ± 0.01

0.56 ± 0.01

 p value 

0.5530

0.4710

0.00610

0.0690

0.3450

0.6510

0.5310

0.0020

0.9820

0.4920

  1. Continuous data were presented as mean ± standard error of mean (SEM). HDL-C: High Density Lipoprotein, WHR: Waist-to-Hip Ratio, BMI: Body Mass Index, WC: Waist Circumference, WTR: Waist-to-Thigh Ratio, WHtR: Waist-to-Height Ratio.