Testosterone, obesity, and waist circumference as determinants of metabolic syndrome in Saudi women

Figures & data

Table 1 Anthropometric data among study female groups

Index	Controls n=47	MS n=95	P-value
Age (years)	39.49±10.23	43.49±9.416	<0.05
Body mass index (kg/m^2)	24.53±2.73	41.905±6.08	<0.001
Waist circumference (cm)	73.81±13.93	107.46±12.06	<0.001
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)	70.19±3.66	106.62±5.67	<0.001
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)	113.27±1.17	134.58±2.08	<0.001

Note: Values are expressed as mean ± SD.

Abbreviation: MS, metabolic syndrome.

Table 2 Blood glucose and lipid profile among study groups

Index (mg/dL)	Control n=47	MS n=95	P-value
Glucose	66.11±3.66	163.2±6.13	<0.01
Triglyceride	68.23±4.534	194.2±11.61	<0.0001
Cholesterol	113.9±6.347	286.31±13.9	<0.0001
LDL-C	106.1±6.86	198.0±9.4	<0.0001
HDL-C	98.49±4.77	53.73±9.82	<0.0001

Note: Values are expressed as mean ± SD.

Abbreviations: LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; MS, metabolic syndrome.

Figure 1 Glucose and lipid profile in controls and cases of MS.

Abbreviations: MS, metabolic syndrome; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.

Figure 2 Correlation between glucose (A), triglycerides (B), cholesterol (C), LDL-C (D), and BMI among the whole study group.

Abbreviations: LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; BMI, body mass index.

Figure 3 Correlation between HDL-C and BMI among the whole study group.

Abbreviations: HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; BMI, body mass index.

Figure 4 Correlation between glucose, cholesterol, triglycerides, LDL-C, and waist circumference among the whole study group. (A) Fasting blood sugar levels and BMI; (B) triglycerides and BMI; (C) cholesterol and BMI; (D) LDL-C and BMI.

Abbreviation: LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.

Figure 5 Correlation between HDL-C and waist circumference among the whole study group.

Abbreviation: HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.

Figure 6 The levels of testosterone in controls and women with MS.

Abbreviation: MS, metabolic syndrome.