Prevalence of Risk Factors for the Metabolic Syndrome in the Middle Income Caribbean Nation of St. Lucia

Table 3

Frequency of metabolic syndrome indicators.

Female				Male
Variables	Freq.	%	Valid cases	Variables	Freq.	%	Valid cases
HDL	18	54.5	33	HDL	5	21.7	23
RBS	11	25.6	43	RBS	9	36.0	25
W	192	55.7	345	W	27	18.1	149

Female n = 349. Male n = 150. HDL: high-density lipoprotein. RBS: fasting glucose greater than or equal to 110 (mg/dL). W: waist circumference greater than 40 (in.) for males or 35 (in.) for females. Low HDL is less than 50 (mg/dL) for females and less than 40 (mg/dL) for males.