Table 1. metabolic syndrome components stratified by gender based on the Adult Treatment Panel III criteria .
| Variables | Men (N=288) | Women (N=412) | P Value | ||
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
| Waist circumference ≥ 102 cm in men Waist circumference ≥ 88 cm in women |
94.43 | 13.28 | 92.12 | 12.53 | 0.21* |
| Triglyceride ≥ 150 mg/dl ¥ | 182.30 | 119.07 | 145.16 | 87.85 | < 0.001* |
| HDL-C < 40 mg/dl in men € HDL-C < 50 mg/dl in women€ |
39.68 | 8.29 | 46.55 | 9.61 | < 0.001* |
| Systolic blood pressure ≥ 130 mmHg£ | 121.5 | 18.27 | 119.89 | 17.25 | 0.39* |
| Diastolic blood pressure ≥ 85 mmHg £ | 78.52 | 12.23 | 77.84 | 11.19 | 0.65* |
| Fasting plasma glucose ≥ 100 mg/dl or under drug treatment for diabetes |
90.50 | 28.23 | 89.15 | 31.85 | 0.06* |
* P value of independent t-test ¥ or on drug treatment for elevated triglycerides; € or on drug treatment for reduced HDL-C; £ or on antihypertensive drug treatment in a patient with a history of hypertension. P<0.05 is statistically significant.