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Table 4 Prevalence of MES (with relative risk) and indicators of cardiovascular risk (split according to gender)

From: The prevalence of metabolic syndrome amongst patients with severe mental illness in the community in Hong Kong – a cross sectional study

 

Male n = 62, (%)

Female n = 77, (%)

Total n, (%)

χ 2, P-value*

Metabolic Syndrome present

19 (31)

30 (39)

49 (35)

NS

Relative Risk of Metabolic Syndrome (95% CI, P value)**

1.737 (1.18-2.54, p < 0.01)

2.230 (1.67-2.97, p < 0.01)

2.008 (1.59-2.53, p < 0.01)

BMI overweight- Hong Kong criterion (≥23)

48 (77)

63 (82)

111 (80)

NS

BMI overweight- International criterion (≥25)

34 (55)

45 (58)

79 (57)

NS

Waist Circumference (males ≥90 cm, females ≥ 80 cm)

20 (32)

47 (61)

67 (48)

χ 2 = 11.40, p < 0.01

Hypertension – Blood pressure ≥ 140/90

12 (19)

21 (27)

33 (24)

NS

Hypercholesterolemia – Total Cholesterol ≥6.2 mmol/L

15 (24)

16 (21)

31 (22)

NS

Raised LDL cholesterol – LDL ≥ 4.1 mmol/L

11 (18)

12 (16)

23 (16)

NS

Reduced HDL cholesterol – HDL <1.00 mmol/L (males), <1.30 mmol/L (females)

13 (21)

19 (25)

32 (23)

NS

Raised fasting plasma glucose - ≥ 7.00 mmol/L

8 (13)

9 (12)

17 (12)

NS

Raised triglycerides - ≥2.2 mmol/L

17 (27)

17 (22)

34 (25)

NS

  1. *P for significant differences in cardiovascular risk according to gender, tested by χ 2 test.
  2. NS = not statistically significant.
  3. ** Data reported by Ko and Tang [6] for the prevalence of MES in the general Hong Kong population was used to calculate the relative risk in this sample.