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. 2024 Feb 28;45(4):215–222. doi: 10.4082/kjfm.23.0089

Table 2.

Comparison of variables between patients with MS and those without MS

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.