Table 1.

Obesity measures, metabolic profiles, and blood pressures variables between males and females with metabolic syndrome (n = 110)

Variables	Male (n = 30)	95% CI Lower–upper	Female (n = 80)	95% CI Lower-upper
Age (years)*	56.67 ± 13.12	51.77 – 61.57	51.81 ± 10.39	49.50 – 54.12
BMI (kg/m2)	24.71 ± 2.93	23.6 – 25.80	24.32 ± 3.61	23.52 – 25.12
WC (cm)***	96.83 ± 5.77	94.68 – 98.99	92.98 ± 6.72	91.48 – 94.47
WHR***	1.01 ± 0.003	0.99 – 1.02	0.97 ± 0.004	0.95 – 0.97
TC (mmol/L) ***	2.42 ± 0.41	2.27 – 2.58	2.23 ± 0.26	2.17 – 2.29
TG (mmol/L) ***	1.82 ± 0.37	1.68 – 1.96	1.65 ± 0.24	1.60 – 1.71
HDLc (mmol/L)	1.06 ± 0.13	1.01 – 1.12	1.10 ± 0.11	1.08 – 1.13
LDLc (mmol/L) ***	3.64 ± 0.88	3.30 – 3.97	3.23 ± 0.59	3.09 – 3.36
VLDLc (mmol/L) ***	0.36 ± 0.007	0.33 – 0.39	0.33 ± 0.004	0.32 – 0.34
TC:HDLc***	2.32 ± 0.566	2.11 – 2.54	2.04 ± 0.39	1.96 – 2.13
FBG (mmol/L) ***	6.46 ± 2.14	5.67 – 7.26	5.22 ± 1.17	4.96 – 5.48
SBP (mmHg)	145.57 ± 23.41	136.83 – 154.31	149.19 ± 21.69	144.36 – 154.01
DBP (mmHg)	88.43 ± 9.13	85.02 – 91.84	87.71 ± 9.02	85.71 – 89.72

CI =Confidence interval; values are mean ± standard deviation. BMI = Body mass index; WC = waist circumference; WHR = waist–hip ratio; TC = total cholesterol; TG = triglyceride; HDLc = high density lipoprotein; LDLc = low density lipoprotein; VLDLc = very low density lipoprotein; FBG = fasting plasma glucose; SBP = systolic blood pressure; DBP = diastolic blood pressure. Significant sex difference at

^*P < 0.05;

^**P < 0.01;

^***P < 0.001.