Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of subjects
| |
MetS |
Without MetS |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 9) | (n = 8) | ||
|
Anthropometric parameters | |||
| Age (years) |
37.0 ± 8.7 |
35.1 ± 7.2 |
0.98 |
| Body Mass (kg) |
77.3 ± 9.7* |
58.2 ± 6.2 |
0.002 |
| Height (m) |
1.60 ± 0.08 |
1.59 ± 0.05 |
0.51 |
| Neck Circumference (cm) |
35.7 ± 1.5* |
33.1 ± 1.7 |
0.002 |
| Waist Circumference (cm) |
90.9 ± 9.2* |
79.0 ± 8.7 |
0.009 |
| Hip Circumference (cm) |
107.1 ± 7.7* |
98.0 ± 6.3 |
0.01 |
|
Body composition parameters | |||
| Body Mass Index (kg · m-2) |
30.3 ± 4.2* |
24.2 ± 2.5 |
0.001 |
| Body Fat (%) |
37.1 ± 3.1* |
28.3 ± 3.9 |
<0.001 |
| Fat Body Mass (kg) |
28.9 ± 5.6* |
16.6 ± 3.0 |
0.02 |
| Lean Body Mass (kg) |
48.7 ± 6.0* |
41.6 ± 4.1 |
0.02 |
|
Biochemical Parameters | |||
| Blood Glucose (mg · dL) |
95.2 ± 22.2 |
85.6 ± 4.5 |
0.33 |
| Triglycerides (mg · dL)† |
115.0 ± 37.4* |
62.7 ± 20.8 |
0.006 |
| HDL-C (mg · dL) |
41.2 ± 8.5* |
59.0 ± 12.3 |
0.05 |
|
Z-Score MetS |
1.36 ± 0.13* |
1.16 ± 0.06 |
0.001 |
|
Hemodynamic variables |
|
|
|
| Systolic Blood Pressure (mmHg) |
131.8 ± 16.1* |
108.6 ± 6.2 |
0.002 |
| Diastolic Blood Pressure (mmHg) |
84.1 ± 11.3* |
74.0 ± 6.1 |
0.03 |
| Mean Blood Pressure (mmHg) |
100.1 ± 11.9* |
85.5 ± 4.8 |
0.005 |
| Heart Rate (bpm) | 81.4 ± 16.9 | 76.0 ± 14.3 | 0.33 |
The data are presented as mean ± SD. *Significantly different between groups; †Values expressed as median; HDL high density lipoprotein, MetS metabolic syndrome.