Table 2.
Variable | MS group (n=385) | Non-MS group (n=195) | P-value |
---|---|---|---|
Age (y) | 39.9±8.1 | 36.8±8.8 | <0.001 |
Height (cm) | 161.1±5.4 | 161.5±5.7 | 0.464 |
Weight (kg) | 79.8±12.5 | 74.5±9.3 | <0.001 |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 30.7±4.4 | 28.6±3.1 | <0.001 |
Waist circumference (cm) | 100.2±10.3 | 95.0±7.6 | <0.001 |
Skeletal muscle mass (kg) | 25.4±3.2 | 24.2±2.7 | <0.001 |
Body fat mass (kg) | 33.6±8.9 | 30.1±6.6 | <0.001 |
Body fat percentage (%) | 41.6±5.2 | 40.1±4.5 | 0.001 |
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 135.4±15.4 | 122.7±12.8 | <0.001 |
Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 84.7±12.8 | 74.5±11.6 | <0.001 |
Glucose (mg/dL)* | 107.0 (102.0–117.0) | 97.0 (93.0–100.5) | <0.001 |
Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 200.9±37.0 | 192.7±33.6 | 0.010 |
Triglyceride (mg/dL)* | 160.0 (108.2–207.4) | 95.7 (74.6–124.2) | <0.001 |
High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mg/dL) | 54.0±11.4 | 61.4±10.9 | <0.001 |
Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mg/dL) | 121.8±26.8 | 113.8±24.8 | 0.001 |
Aspartate aminotransferase (IU/L)* | 21.0 (18.0–26.0) | 20.0 (17.0–23.0) | <0.001 |
Alanine aminotransferase (IU/L)* | 21.0 (15.0–31.0) | 16.0 (12.0–23.0) | <0.001 |
Gamma-glutamyl transferase (IU/L)* | 21.0 (15.0–30.0) | 15.0 (12.0–20.0) | <0.001 |
C-reactive protein (mg/dL)* | 0.17 (0.09–0.35) | 0.09 (0.04–0.20) | 0.015 |
Total testosterone (ng/mL) | 0.22±0.10 | 0.24±0.11 | <0.001 |
Values are presented as mean±standard deviation or median (interquartile range). P-values were obtained using the t-test to compare the two groups.
MS, metabolic syndrome.
These variables are log-transformed variables.