Comparative Abilities of Fasting Plasma Glucose and Haemoglobin A1c in Predicting Metabolic Syndrome among Apparently Healthy Normoglycemic Ghanaian Adults

Table 3

Biochemical characteristics stratified by MetS component score.

Variable	MetS score
	0 (n=42)	1 (n=52)	2(n=38)	≥3(n=28)	F Value	P Value
Age (years)	34.6±11.8	42.4±14.2	48.3±15.0	48.2±12.9	8.66	<0.001
HbA1c (%)	4.8±1.1	4.8±1.3	4.6±1.2	5.2±1.3	1.24	0.297
FPG (mmol/L)	4.43±0.78	4.9±0.9	5.0±0.9	5.8±0.7	14.46	<0.001

HbA1c: Haemoglobin A1c and FPG: Fasting Blood Glucose. Data are presented as mean ± SD and compared using One-way ANOVA.