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/cm
2
)
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