Menopause and Metabolic Syndrome in Tunisian Women

Table 2

Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome and its components among all study participants and by menopausal status.

	All subjects; 𝑛 (%)	Premenopausal; 𝑛 (%)	Postmenopausal; 𝑛 (%)	𝑃 value
MetS components
High WC	1768 (66.0)	830 (63.3)	938 (68.5)	0.004
High BP	1359 (50.7)	473 (36.1)	886 (64.7)	<0.001
High FPG	345 (12.9)	103 (7.9)	242 (17.7)	<0.001
High TC	599 (22.4)	221 (16.9)	378 (27.6)	<0.001
High TG	1410 (52.6)	673 (51.3)	737 (53.8)	0.195
MetS	961 (35.9)	335 (25.6)	626 (45.7)	<0.001

WC: waist circumference; BP: blood pressure; FPG: fasting plasma glucose; TC: total cholesterol; TG: triglycerides.