Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of study participants
| Variable | Groups
|
P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Control | MS | ||
| n | 32 | 74 | |
| Gender | |||
| Males | 11 (34.4) | 20 (27.0) | 0.595 |
| Females | 21 (65.6) | 54 (73.0) | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 22.1 ± 4.6 | 32.6 ± 6.1 | 0.0001 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 78.8 ± 7.9 | 107.2 ± 12.3 | 0.0001 |
| SBP (mm Hg) | 117.5 ± 8.0 | 147.8 ± 26.8 | 0.001 |
| DBP (mm Hg) | 74.6 ± 18.5 | 85.9 ± 15.9 | 0.01 |
| Glucose (mg/dl) | 81.7 ± 7 | 133.7 ± 68.7 | 0.001 |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dl) | 148.5 ± 17.8 | 200.4 ± 58.1 | 0.001 |
| HDL-cholesterol (mg/dl) | 50.5 ± 9.3 | 48.2 ± 12.9 | 0.371 |
| LDL-cholesterol (mg/dl) | 78.2 ± 11.5 | 114.4 ± 49.5 | 0.001 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dl) | 99.4 ± 43.5 | 214.9 ± 34.8 | 0.001 |
Data are expressed as number (percentage) or mean ± sd. The statistical comparison was performed by Student’s t test.