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Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) might cause diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. No extensive study regarding prevalence of MetS has been carried out in working women of Hyderabad. The main purpose of this study is to assess the prevalence of MetS among premenopausal and postmenopausal working women. This cross sectional study was carried out from January 2018 to June 2018, on 276 working women, selected from Girls Colleges of public sector in Hyderabad region. The data was collected through structured questionnaire. Venous blood sample was collected while the participants were fasting, and serum was collected after centrifuging the samples. Estimation of triglycerides (TG), cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, and high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol was carried out using Spectra XL fully automatic machine. Systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) were measured using sphygmomanometer. Out of 276, overall the prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) was 46.37 % in both premenopausal and postmenopausal women. The prevalence of MetS was higher in postmenopausal women 59.06% than in premenopausal women 31.50%. The most frequent risk component of MetS in premenopausal women was central obesity 72.44%, followed by low HDL cholesterol 68.50%, high triglycerides 31.49%, hypertension 15.74% and increased fasting blood sugar FBS 7.87%. Whereas, in postmenopausal women the most frequent component was central obesity 71.14%, followed by low HDL cholesterol 59.06%, hypertension 59.06%, high triglycerides 38.25% and increased FBS 12.75%. Prevalence of MetS and the major risk components was higher in postmenopausal women. Postmenopausal women are at higher risk of developing diabetes and cardiac diseases.