Metabolic Syndrome and Its Components in Young Adults Conceived by ICSI

Table 4

Risk factors of the metabolic syndrome in ICSI-conceived and control men and women.

	Men			Women
	ICSI	Control	value	ICSI	Control	value
Waist circumference > 102 cm for men	0 (−)	1 (2%)	0.48
Waist circumference > 88 cm for women				0 (−)	1 (1%)	1.0
Systolic BP ≥ 130 mmHg or diastolic BP > 85 mmHg	12 (21%)	14 (26%)	0.65	6 (9%)	5 (6%)	0.75
Triglycerides ≥ 150 mg/dl	3 (5%)	1 (2%)	0.62	11 (16%)	9 (11%)	0.47
HDL cholesterol < 40 mg/dl for men	11 (20%)	3 (6%)	0.04
HDL cholesterol < 50 mg/dl for women				11 (16%)	16 (20%)	0.53
Glucose ≥ 100 mg/dl	0 (−)	0 (−)		0 (−)	0 (−)
Metabolic syndrome (3 or more components)	0 (−)	0 (−)		0 (−)	1 (1%)
Two cardiometabolic risk factors	2 (4%)	2 (4%)		3 (4%)	3 (4%)

Number (%); values for the comparison of ICSI versus controls with the Fisher’s exact test.