Research Article

Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome and Its Components in Bamboutos Division’s Adults, West Region of Cameroon

Table 4

Association between the variables related to metabolic syndrome in the total participants.

Metabolic syndrome
OR95% CIp value

Abdominal obesity353.13136.16-915.81<0.001
Low HDL9.283.98-21.62<0.001
High TG5.622.69-11.74<0.001
High blood pressure4.432.27-8.63<0.001
Hyperglycemia4.242.11-8.52<0.001
High total-cholesterol2.131.08-4.210.028

HDL, high-density lipoprotein; TG, triglyceride; n, size; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.