Table 3 Prevalence of MS and its components according to the quartiles of BMI/HDL-C, TG/HDL-C, WHTR and VAI

BMI/HDL-C

TG/HDL-C

MS

36

(20.7)

62

(35.6) ^a

101

(58.0) ^{a, b}

130

(74.7) ^{a, b,c}

119.5

< 0.001

0.414

41

(23.6)

67

(38.7)^a

97

(55.4)^{a, b}

124

(71.3)^{a, b,c}

89.2

< 0.001

0.358

Abdominal obesity

58

(33.3)

66

(37.9)

95

(54.6) ^{a, b}

117

(67.2) ^{a, b}

50.9

< 0.001

0.270

85

(48.9)

90

(52.0)

85

(49.1)

75

(43.1)

2.9

0.406

0.065

Hyperglycemia

107

(61.5)

119

(68.4)

133

(76.4) ^a

132

(75.9) ^a

12.5

< 0.001

0.134

121

(69.5)

125

(72.3)

125

(71.4)

120

(69.0)

0.6

0.896

0.029

Hypertension

79

(45.4)

89

(51.1)

104

(59.8) ^a

115

(66.1) ^{a, b}

17.7

< 0.001

0.160

82

(47.1)

103

(59.5)

99

(56.6)

103

(59.2)

7.1

0.068

0.101

Hypertriglyceridemia

39

(22.4)

71

(40.8) ^a

85

(48.9) ^a

111

(63.8) ^{a, b,c}

63.0

< 0.001

0.301

0

(0.0)

26

(15.0)^a

107

(61.1)^{a, b}

173

(99.4)^{a, b,c}

433.5

< 0.001

0.789

HHDL

0

(0.0)

2

(1.1)

31

(17.8) ^{a, b}

109

(62.6) ^{a, b,c}

276.2

< 0.001

0.630

2

(1.1)

17

(9.8)^a

37

(21.1)^{a, b}

86

(49.4)^{a, b,c}

141.9

< 0.001

0.452

WHTR

VAI

MS

53

(30.3)

55

(31.6)

103

(58.9)^{a, b}

118

(67.4)^{a, b}

75.4

< 0.001

0.328

41

(23.6)

56

(32.2)

111

(63.8)^{a, b}

121

(69.5)^{a, b}

108.8

< 0.001

0.395

Abdominal obesity

1

(0.6)

30

(17.2)^a

131

(74.9)^{a, b}

174

(99.4)^{a, b,c}

459.6

< 0.001

0.811

76

(43.7)

80

(46.0)

98

(56.3)

82

(47.1)

6.4

0.091

0.096

Hyperglycemia

129

(73.7)

109

(62.6)

121

(69.1)

132

(75.4)

8.169

0.043

0.108

123

(70.7)

119

(68.4)

132

(75.9)

117

(67.2)

3.7

0.307

0.073

Hypertension

95

(54.3)

85

(48.9)

102

(58.3)

105

(60.0)

5.2

0.159

0.086

87

(50.0)

94

(54.0)

108

(62.1)

98

(56.3)

5.4

0.146

0.088

Hypertriglyceridemia

75

(42.9)

76

(43.7)

81

(46.3)

74

(42.3)

0.7

0.883

0.031

2

(1.1)

38

(21.8)^a

95

(54.6)^{a, b}

171

(98.3)^{a, b,c}

380.4

< 0.001

0.739

HHDL

36

(20.6)

35

(20.1)

31

(17.7)

40

(22.9)

1.4

0.703

0.045

3

(1.7)

14

(8.0)^a

44

(25.3)^{a, b}

81

(46.6)^{a, b,c}

129.6

< 0.001

0.431