Table 1. Blood pressure, biochemical and anthropometric characteristics and metabolic assessment of the study groupsa, b.
Subjects with 2 MetS components (n=20; 13 men, 7 women) | Subjects with 3 MetS components (n=31; 12 men, 19 women) | Subjects with 4 MetS components (n=28; 12 men, 16 women) | Subjects with 5 MetS components (n=12; 6 men, 6 women) | P-values | |
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Age (years) | 64.61±1.46 | 57.06±1.47 | 56.23±1.37 | 58.84±0.51 | 0.243 |
TG (nmol l−1) | 1.10±0.04a | 1.24±0.09a | 1.96±0.16b | 2.11±0.05b | <0.001 |
Glucose (nmol l−1) | 5.42±0.07a | 6.04±0.26b | 6.35±0.12b | 6.89±0.09b | <0.001 |
HDL-C (nmol l−1) | 1.33±0.04a | 1.15±0.04b | 1.06±0.04b | 0.97±0.02b | <0.001 |
BMI | 30.93±0.65a | 34.21±0.71b | 36.13±0.61b | 35.07±0.41b | 0.011 |
Insulin (mU l−1) | 10.13±0.71a | 10.91±0.93a | 14.85±0.82b | 15.23±0.66b | 0.001 |
Waist circumference (cm) | 102.32±2.05a | 106.36±1.63b | 108.78±1.60b | 109.34±0.92c | 0.018 |
hsCRP (mg l−1) | 2.06±0.52a | 4.57±1.21b | 6.04±1.02b | 8.43±1.57c | <0.001 |
eGFR (ml min−1 per 1.73 m2) | 92.08±3.61a | 86.55±2.84a | 84.87±2.82a | 72.78±2.59b | 0.012 |
SBP (mm Hg) | 137±2.25 | 142±2.93 | 145±2.75 | 144±1.44 | 0.123 |
DBP (mm Hg) | 80±1.81a | 85±1.35b | 89±1.56b | 91±1.26c | <0.001 |
HOMAIR | 2.41±0.33a | 2.55±0.13a | 4.29±0.35b | 4.66±0.32b | 0.002 |
HOMAβ | 118.13±1.95a | 119.17±2.53a | 112.70±5.87b | 110.11±3.11b | 0.032 |
QUICKI | 0.340±0.006a | 0.341±0.008a | 0.313±0.005b | 0.309±0.005b | 0.023 |
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol; HOMAIR, homeostatic model assessment index for insulin resistance; HOMAβ, homeostatic model assessment index of insulin secretory function; hsCRP, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; MetS, metabolic syndrome; QUICKI, quantitative insulin sensitivity check index; SBP, systolic blood pressure; TG, triglycerides.
Values are means±s.e. (all such values).
Means in a column with different letters are significantly different, P<0.05.