Table II. Clinical parameters of the HC, pre-MetS, and MetS groups.

Data are presented as the median with quartile deviation (QD) and min-max in brackets, except for sex. Values in bold indicate statistical significance, calculated using the Kruskal-Wallis H test (and chi-square for sex). HbA1c, glycosylated hemoglobin; TC, total cholesterol, LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; ALP, alkaline phosphatase.