Table 1.

Characteristics of General Population According to Presence of Metabolic Syndrome.

	Criteria for the Metabolic Syndrome
	<3 (N= 389)	≥3 (N=73)	P value*
Age (years)	75 ± 7	74 ± 6	0.74
Body Mass Index (kg/m2)	26 ± 3	30 ± 3	<0.001
Interleukin–6 (pg/ml) median (IQR)#	1.6 (1.7)	1.3 (1.1)	0.3
Insulin (mIU/L) median (IQR)#	9.4 (7.1)	11.1(9.5)	<0.001
Physical Activity (hours/week)	1.9±0.5	1.89±0.4	0.55
Smoking (packs/year)	24±24	30±28	0.06
Alcohol intake (g/day)	24 ± 19	22±20	0.32
Formal education (years)	6±4	6±3	0.32
Components of Metabolic Syndrome
HDL Cholesterol (mg/dL)	53 ± 13	39 ± 8	<0.001
Triglycerides, mg/dL, mean ± SD	115 ± 57	208± 101	<.01
Blood Glucose (mg/dL)	94 ± 25	115 ± 34	0.04
Waist Circumference (cm)	93 ± 8.3	103.4 ± 8.2	<0.001
Waist Circumference >102 cm N (%)	41 (11)	45 (63)	0.45
Blood Pressure >130/85 mmHg N (%)	195 (51)	64 (87)	0.13

Values expressed as means ± standard deviations unless indicated otherwise.

^#IQR= interquartile range.

^*Differences in parameters among patients with and without MS, were tested using age-adjusted linear regression model and Mantel-Haenszel Chi-Square Test, when appropriate.