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Table 2

From: Impact of the individual components of the metabolic syndrome and their different combinations on the prevalence of atherosclerotic vascular disease in type 2 diabetes: the Diabetes in Germany (DIG) study

Phenotype

Total population

Males

Females

DM+HBP+LHDL (%)

9.7

10.6

8.6

DM+HBP+HTG (%)

55.9

57.1

54.6

DM+HBP+Obes (%)a

50.7

45.3

55.6

DM+LHDL+HTG (%)

8.4

8.7

7.9

DM+LHDL+Obes (%)

5.6

5.6

5.6

DM+HTG+Obes (%)a

33.7

31.1

36.6

DM+HBP+LHDL+HTG (%)

7.8

8.3

7.2

DM+HBP+LHDL+Obes (%)

5.3

5.5

5.2

DM+HBP+HTG+Obes (%)a

31.9

29.5

34.6

DM+LHDL+HTG+Obes (%)

4.7

4.8

4.6

DM+HBP+LHDL+HTG+Obes (%)

4.4

4.6

4.2

DM + one trait (%)

20.5

21.5

19.3

DM + two traits (%)

35.3

36.4

34.1

DM + three traits (%)a

27.2

25.1

29.5

Overall MetS (%)

74.4

73.2

75.8

  1. Prevalence of the different phenotypes of MetS in the DIG population by sex.
  2. Sex differences a p < 0.001.