Table 1.
Characteristics | Total n = 1165 | Metabolic syndrome present n = 417 | Metabolic syndrome absent n = 748 | P-value |
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Age (years) | 48.4 ± 10.7 | 48.5 ± 10.5 | 48.3 ± 10.8 | 0.76 |
Gender (%, female) | 65.2 | 48.0 | 74.9 | < 0.001 |
Waist circumference (cm) | ||||
- Female | 97.7 ± 8.1 | 100.3 ± 9.2 | 96.7 ± 7.4 | < 0.001 |
- Male | 109.7 ± 6.6 | 110.5 ± 6.9 | 108.9 ± 6.3 | 0.01 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 29.5 ± 3.6 | 30.3 ± 3.6 | 29.1 ± 3.5 | < 0.001 |
Blood pressure (mmHg) | ||||
- Systolic | 137.7 ± 17.3 | 144.8 ± 15.8 | 133.7 ± 16.8 | < 0.001 |
- Diastolic | 84.8 ± 9.3 | 88.7 ± 7.9 | 82.7 ± 9.3 | < 0.001 |
Triglycerides (mmol/L) | 1.2 (0.9-1.8) | 1.9 (1.7-2.4) | 1.0 (0.8-1.3) | < 0.001 |
HDL cholesterol (mmol/L) | ||||
- Female | 1.6 ± 0.4 | 1.3 ± 0.3 | 1.7 ± 0.4 | < 0.001 |
- Male | 1.2 ± 0.3 | 1.1 ± 0.3 | 1.4 ± 0.2 | < 0.001 |
LDL cholesterol (mmol/L) | 3.2 ± 0.9 | 3.4 ± 0.9 | 3.2 ± 0.8 | < 0.001 |
Fasting glucose (mmol/L) | 5.0 ± 0.9 | 5.4 ± 1.4 | 4.9 ± 0.5 | < 0.001 |
Hs-CRP (mg/L) | 1.9 (1.1-3.6) | 2.2 (1.2-4.0) | 1.7 (1.0-3.4) | < 0.001 |
Physical activity meeting Dutch | 59.5 | 56.1 | 61.3 | 0.09 |
Standard Healthy Movement‡ (%) | ||||
Current smoking (%) | 20.3 | 24.6 | 17.9 | 0.01 |
Alcohol consumption (%) | 0.03 | |||
- None | 28.3 | 31.1 | 26.7 | |
- Moderate | 64.5 | 59.8 | 67.1 | |
- Excessive | 7.2 | 9.2 | 6.2 |
Data are reported as means ± standard deviation or percentage. Non normally distributed variables are reported as median (25th-75th percentile).
‡ Dutch Standard Healthy Movement: a minimum of thirty minutes of exercise at least five days a week.