Table 3. Clinical characteristics of first-degree relatives of type 2 diabetes patients with and without metabolic syndrome according to IDF criteria.

^LegendData are expressed as mean ± SD. There were 28 women and 18 men with MetS diagnosis. Among those subjects who were not MetS diagnosed (¬MetS) there were 51 women and 35 men. MetS: metabolic syndrome. n.s.: not significant.