Metabolic parameters | Fatty pancreas n (%) | Normal pancreas n (%) |
|---|
Abdominal obesity* | 52 (72.2%) | 214 (44.1%) |
TG* | 28 (38.9%) | 93 (19.2%) |
HDL* | 32 (44.4%) | 161 (33.2%) |
HTN* | 24 (33.3%) | 128 (26.4%) |
FBG* | 34 (47.2%) | 95 (19.6%) |
- *p <0.01.
- Abbreviations: TG, triglycerides; HDL, high density lipoproteins; HTN, hypertension; FBG, fasting blood glucose.
- The five criteria of the metabolic syndrome as established by the National Cholesterol Education Program’s Adult Treatment Panel III are: abdominal obesity (waist circumference ≥ 90 cm for males or ≥ 80 cm for females), hypertension (SBP ≥ 130/DBP ≥ 85 mm Hg), triglyceride concentrations ≥150 mg/dL, HDL-cholesterol <40 mg/dL for males or <50 mg/dL for females, and fasting glucose concentrations ≥110 mg/dL.
