Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Positively Associates with Metabolic Factors in Perimenopausal Women
Table 2
The risk of Mets increased in perimenopausal females.
Components of MetS, n(%)
Premenopause n = 154
Peri-menopause n = 124
Total n = 278
Central obesity
116(77.33)
106(88.33)
222(82.22)
0.019
Raised TG
25(16.23)
31(25.00)
56(20.14)
0.070
Low HDL-C
62(40.26)
55(44.35)
117(42.09)
0.492
Raised FPG
65(42.21)
57(45.97)
122(43.88)
0.530
Raised BP
69(46.00)
67(54.03)
136(49.64)
0.186
MetS
55(35.71)
61(49.19)
116(41.73)
0.023
NAFLD
35(30.17)
57(45.97)
92(38.33)
0.012
Data are expressed as number with proportion for categorical variables. Pearson’s chi-squared test was used in the comparison of dichotomous variables.
