Table 1. Participants’ baseline characteristic (mean ±SD).
|
Total (n=74) |
MetS (n=33) |
non-MetS (n=41) |
p-Value |
| Age (years) |
69.35 ±7.20 |
71.54 ±7.66 |
67.58 ±6.35 |
0.02 |
| Mass (kg) |
75.23 ±16.65 |
79.61 ±17.56 |
71.70 ±15.18 |
0.04 |
| Height (m) |
1.59 ±0.06 |
1.59 ±0.06 |
1.59 ±0.05 |
NS |
| BMI (kg/cm2) |
29.37 ±5.70 |
31.08 ±5.50 |
28.00 ±5.54 |
0.02 |
| Waist circumference (cm) |
96.73 ±13.97 |
100.36 ±10.80 |
93.80 ±15.60 |
0.04 |
| Hip circumference (cm) |
111.32 ±13.69 |
115.30 ±15.14 |
108.13 ±11.63 |
0.02 |
| WHR |
0.86 ±0.07 |
0.87 ±0.06 |
0.86 ±0.08 |
NS |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dL) |
203.10 ±38.99 |
188.45 ±35.16 |
214.90 ±38.29 |
0.003 |
| HDL-C (mg/dL) |
65.96 ±12.74 |
61.07 ±13.16 |
69.90 ±11.04 |
0.002 |
| LDL-C (mg/dL) |
118.28 ±33.14 |
109.33 ±31.86 |
125.48 ±32.75 |
0.04 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) |
117.02 ±42.05 |
133.60 ±50.70 |
103.68 ±27.58 |
0.001 |
| Fasting glucose (mg/dL) |
102.74 ±18.93 |
112.14 ±23.62 |
95.17 ±8.72 |
0.001 |
| Resting SBP (mm Hg) |
134.24 ±20.64 |
146.96 ±18.11 |
124.00 ±16.56 |
0.001 |
| Resting DBP (mm Hg) |
74.62 ±9.68 |
78.39 ±10.77 |
71.58 ±7.55 |
0.002 |
| Hypertension (%) |
64.86 |
90.90 |
43.90 |
0.000 |
| Physically active (%) |
25.67 |
24.24 |
26.82 |
NS |
| Current smoking (%) |
9.45 |
12.12 |
7.31 |
NS |
| Education (%) |
Basic/vocational |
17.57 |
18.18 |
17.07 |
NS |
| Secondary |
47.30 |
51.51 |
43.91 |
NS |
| Higher education |
35.13 |
30.31 |
39.02 |
NS |
BMI-body mass index; WHR-waist-hip ratio; HDL-C-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C-low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; SBP-systolic blood pressure; DBP- diastolic blood pressure; NS-non significant