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Table 2 Prevalence of metabolic syndrome on different genders

From: The relationship between red blood cell distribution width and metabolic syndrome in elderly Chinese: a cross-sectional study

 

Prevalence (and case number count) in different RDW quartiles

Quartile 1

Quartile 2

Quartile 3

Quartile 4

Total

Chi-square value(P)

Male

 Normal

55.72%(931)

58.04%(863)

61.82%(787)

66.79%(911)

60.26%(3492)

43.060**(0.000)

 Metabolic syndrome

44.28%(740)

41.96%(624)

38.18%(486)

33.21%(453)

39.74%(2303)

Female

 Normal

50.34%(659)

51.59%(649)

53.44%(776)

54.71%(587)

52.45%(2671)

5.467(0.141)

 metabolic syndrome

49.66%(650)

48.41%(609)

46.56%(676)

45.29%(486)

47.55%(2421)

Chi-square value(P)

8.509**(0.004)

11.446**(0.001)

19.470**(0.000)

37.017**(0.000)

67.202**(0.000)

  1. RDW red blood cell distribution width
  2. Metabolic syndrome diagnosed when at least three of the followings criteria were met: (1) Waist ≥90 cm in men, ≥ 80 cm in women, (2) TG ≥ 1.70 mol/L, (3) HDL < 1.03 mmol/L in men, < 1.29 mmol/L in women, (4) SBP ≥ 130 mmHg or DBP ≥ 85 mmHg, and (5) FG ≥ 5.60 mmol/L.
  3. * P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01 (analyzed by Chi-square test)
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Lipids in Health and Disease

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