Research Article

Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease among Premenopausal and Postmenopausal Women in Ho Municipality: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic features stratified by pre- and postmenopausal status.

Total
(%)
Premenopausal
(%)
Postmenopausal
(%)
value

185 (100.00)88 (47.57)97 (52.43)
Age group
 <3032 (17.30)32 (36.36)0 (0.00)<0.001
 30-4548 (25.95)40 (45.45)8 (8.25)
 46-6582 (44.32)16 (18.18)66 (68.04)
 >6523 (12.43)0 (0.00)23 (23.71)
Educational status
 None17 (9.19)4 (4.55)13 (13.40)0.002
 Basic45 (24.32)26 (29.55)19 (19.59)
 Secondary77 (41.62)28 (31.82)49 (50.52)
 Tertiary46 (24.86)30 (34.09)16 (16.49)
Occupation
Unemployed60 (32.43)27 (30.68)33 (34.02)0.635
 Informal sector102 (55.14)48 (54.55)54 (55.67)
 Formal sector23 (12.43)13 (14.77)10 (10.31)
Marital status
 Single99 (53.51)49 (55.68)50 (51.55)0.658
 Married86 (46.49)39 (44.32)47 (48.45)

Data is presented as frequencies and percentages in parentheses. value is significant at <0.05.