Table V Percentage of metabolic syndrome...

Table V

Percentage of metabolic syndrome components at baseline and the 16th week

	At baseline			At week 16
	Intervention (n=29)	Control (n=30)		Intervention (n=2)	Control (n=30)
Metabolic syndrome component	n(%)	n(%)	χ² test p-value	n(%)	n(%)	χ² test p-value
Number of ATP III criteria^a
<3	18(42.1)	17(56.7)	0.810	24(82.7)	16(53.3)	0.016*
⩾3	11(37.9)	13(43.3)		5(17.3)	14(46.7)

	At baseline			At week 16
	Intervention (n=29)	Control (n=30)		Intervention (n=2)	Control (n=30)
Metabolic syndrome component	n(%)	n(%)	χ² test p-value	n(%)	n(%)	χ² test p-value
Number of ATP III criteria^a
<3	18(42.1)	17(56.7)	0.810	24(82.7)	16(53.3)	0.016*
⩾3	11(37.9)	13(43.3)		5(17.3)	14(46.7)

Notes: ^aWaist circumference ⩾80 cm (Asian cutoff point for females), Fasting blood sugar ⩾100 mg/dl, Triglyceride ⩾150 mg/dl, High density lipoprotein cholesterol <50 mg/dl, Blood pressure ⩾130/⩾85 mg/dl; The metabolic syndrome diagnosis is ⩾3 of 5 criteria; ATP III National Cholesterol Education-Adult Treatment Panel III. *p<0.05

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