Table 1.
General characteristics of the study subjects.
| Variables | Total (2901) |
MS (1004) |
Control (1897) |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 47.76 ± 15.46 | 55.45 ± 13.66 | 43.69 ± 14.79 | 1.198E − 92 |
| SBP (mm Hg) | 119.91 ± 15.66 | 128.94 ± 15.55 | 115.13 ± 13.47 | 3.932E − 109 |
| DBP (mm Hg) | 77.04 ± 11.16 | 82.66 ± 11.08 | 74.07 ± 10.01 | 1.446E − 84 |
| WC (cm) | 83.91 ± 9.76 | 90.88 ± 7.73 | 80.21 ± 8.65 | 3.990E − 204 |
| FBG (mg/dL) | 99.05 ± 27.42 | 111.75 ± 36.62 | 92.33 ± 17.62 | 9.339E − 52 |
| LogTG (mg/dL) | 2.03 ± 0.24 | 1.94 ± 0.19 | 2.20 ± 0.21 | 1.991E − 192 |
| HDL-C (mg/dL) | 47.26 ± 12.57 | 39.78 ± 8.61 | 51.22 ± 12.53 | 1.617E − 160 |
Values are indicated as the mean ± standard deviation.
P value: Student's t-test result between MS and Control.
Abbreviations: MS: metabolic syndrome; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; WC: waist circumference; FBG: fasting blood glucose; LogTG: log-transformed triglyceride; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.
Bold indicates statistical significance (P < 0.05).