Table 1. Demographic and Laboratory Data for the Without (MetS(−)) and With (MetS(+)) Metabolic Syndrome Groups of Elderly Males Living in a Rural Community (N = 361).
| MetS(−) | MetS(+) | P | ||
| Number | 229 (63.4) | 132 (36.6) | ||
| Age (years) | 74.6 (6.2) | 74.9 (5.9) | 0.69 | |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 22.9 (2.8) | 26.1 (2.6) | <0.001 | |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 82.3 (10.2) | 93.4 (6.9) | <0.001 | |
| Uric Acid (mg/dl) | 6.4 (1.3) | 7.3 (1.6) | <0.001 | |
| HOMA index | 1.3 (1.0) | 3.0 (3.5) | <0.001 | |
| hsCRP (mg/L) | 2.8 (4.8) | 3.6 (6.5) | 0.14 | |
| Total smoking amount (pack-years) | 27.9 (38.3) | 33.8 (42.8) | 0.18 | |
| Central obesity (≥90 cm) # | Yes | 42 (18.3) | 99 (75.0) | <0.001 |
| Elevated blood pressure# | Yes | 166 (72.5) | 120 (90.9) | <0.001 |
| Impair fasting glucose# | Yes | 63 (27.5) | 102 (77.3) | <0.001 |
| Hypertriglyceridemia# | Yes | 10 (4.4) | 75 (56.8) | <0.001 |
| Decreased HDLC# | Yes | 24 (10.5) | 89 (67.4) | <0.001 |
| Occupational status | Yes | 116 (50.7) | 53 (40.2) | 0.05 |
| Lived with partner | Yes | 188 (82.1) | 107 (81.1) | 0.81 |
| Literate | Yes | 31 (13.5) | 21 (15.9) | 0.54 |
| Alcohol drinking | Yes | 82 (35.8) | 49 (37.1) | 0.80 |
| Coffee drinking | Yes | 18 (7.9) | 8 (6.1) | 0.52 |
| Current tea drinking | 0.69 | |||
| Non-current tea drinking | 97 (42.4) | 62 (47.0) | ||
| 0<Tea drinking years<10 | 31 (13.5) | 17 (12.9) | ||
| Tea drinking years≥10 | 101 (44.1) | 53 (40.1) | ||
| Kinds of tea drinking | 0.11 | |||
| Fermented tea | 37(28.0) | 29(41.4) | ||
| *Unfermented tea | 95(72.0) | 41(58.6) | ||
| Smoking | <0.05 | |||
| Pack-years = 0 | 88 (38.4) | 49 (37.1) | ||
| 0<Pack-years<30 | 64 (27.9) | 20 (15.2) | ||
| Pack-years≥30 | 77 (33.6) | 63 (47.7) | ||
| Physical activity (IPAQ-short form) | <0.05 | |||
| Low | 62 (27.1) | 58 (44.0) | ||
| Middle | 84 (36.7) | 37 (28.0) | ||
| High | 83 (36.2) | 37 (28.0) | ||
Continuous data were analyzed with independent-sample T test; dichotomous data were analyzed with chi-square test.
HDLC: high density lipoprotein cholesterol; HOMA: Homeostatic model assessment;
hsCPR: high sensitivity C-reactive protein;
IPAQ: International Physical Activity Questionnaire.
data expressed as: number (percent), mean (standard deviation).
#
modified ATP III definition of metabolic syndrome.
*
Unfermented tea including green tea (unfermented) and oolong tea (partial fermented).