Number of metabolic | Fatty pancreas | Normal pancreas |
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Syndrome parameters | n (%) | n (%) |
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0 | 4 (5.6%) | 156 (32.2%) |
1 | 22 (30.6%) | 132 (27.2%) |
2 | 21 (29.2%) | 112 (23.1%) |
3 | 16 (22.2%) | 54 (11.1%) |
4 | 7 (9.7%) | 27 (5.6%) |
5 | 2 (2.8%) | 4 (0.8%) |
Meet ≥ 3 criteria* | 25 (34.7%) | 85 (17.5%) |
Mean number* | 2.1 ± 1.2 | 1.3 ± 1.2 |
- *p <0.01.
- The five criteria of the metabolic syndrome as established by the National Cholesterol Education Program’s Adult Treatment Panel III are: abdominal obesity, hypertension, 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.