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Table 2 The numbers and percentages of participants (N = 59) who met or did not meet particular MetS criteria in baseline and follow-up

From: Does physical activity lower the risk for metabolic syndrome: a longitudinal study of physically active older women

MetS component

No. of participants meeting the criterion

No. of participants not meeting the criterion

Baseline

Follow-up

Baseline

Follow-up

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

HDL-C

25 (42.4)

1 (1.7)

34 (57.6)

58 (98.3)

TG

16 (27.0)

8 (13.6)

43 (73.0)

51 (86.4)

Fasting glucose

15 (25.5)

23 (39.0)

44 (74.5)

36 (61.0)

BP

40 (68.0)

27 (46.0)

19 (32.0)

32 (54.0)

WC

36 (61.0)

23 (39.0)

23 (39.0)

36 (61.0)

  1. HDL-C High-density cholesterol, TG Triglycerides, BP Blood pressure, WC Waist circumference