Table 5 Criteria of Metabolic Syndrome among Sickle Cell Disease and control group According to National Cholesterol Education Program-Adult Treatment Panel III
From: Risk factors of metabolic syndrome among adult Sudanese sickle cell anemia patients
Proportion at Risk-control* | Proportion at Risk-patients* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Male (n = 13) | Female (n = 17) | Male (n = 13) | Female (n = 17) | |
Waist circumference (cm) | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Triglycerides (mg/dl) | 0.0% | 7.3% | 0.0% | 3.3% |
HDL (mg/dl) | 10.3 | 14.6 | 93.3%* | 100%* |
Systolic BP mmHg | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.3% | 3.3% |
Diastolic BP mmHg | 0.0% | 0.0* | 3.3% | 0.0% |
Fasting Glucose (mg/dl) | 15.4% | 19.3% | 6.7% | 0.0% |
Metabolic Syndrome | 0.0% | 3.3% | 0.0% | 3.3% |