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Table 4.

Study sample description (N=955 Croatian adults with metabolic syndrome) according to region (continental/coastal) and settlements (urban/rural) using NCEP definition: independent t-test.

nnn	Settlement	Continental			Coastal
nnn	Settlement	N	Mean ±SD	P	N	Mean ±SD	P
Age (years)	Rural	241	59.82±9.62	0.022	65	63.31±9.90	0.048
Age (years)	Urban	456	61.61±9.98	0.022	189	60.49±9.87	0.048
BMI	Rural	242	31.63±4.89	0.011	65	30.94±3.85	0.162
BMI	Urban	458	30.69±4.54	0.011	189	30.19±3.62	0.162
WC (cm)	Rural	242	104.5±10.94	0.007	65	99.82±9.90	0.035
WC (cm)	Urban	459	102.05±11.69	0.007	189	103.08±11.06	0.035
WHR	Rural	242	0.95±0.09	0.007	65	0.91±0.08	0.079
WHR	Urban	459	0.93±0.08	0.007	189	0.93±0.08	0.079
TC (mmol/L)	Rural	242	5.87±1.28	0.523	65	5.79±1.19	0.890
TC (mmol/L)	Urban	459	5.94±1.40	0.523	189	5.76±1.29	0.890
LDL-C (mmol/L)	Rural	210	3.77±1.19	0.003	43	3.52±0.99	0.336
LDL-C (mmol/L)	Urban	387	3.48±1.14	0.003	157	3.35±1.04	0.336
HDL-C (mmol/L)	Rural	242	1.4±0.44	0.738	65	1.44±0.38	0.296
HDL-C (mmol/L)	Urban	459	1.39±0.52	0.738	189	1.38±0.40	0.296
FBG (mmol/L)	Rural	242	6.67±3.31	0.666	65	6.15±1.41	0.117
FBG (mmol/L)	Urban	459	6.59±1.87	0.666	189	6.55±1.85	0.117
Triglycerides (mmol/L)	Rural	242	2.46±2.33	0.384	65	2.20±0.94	0.193
Triglycerides (mmol/L)	Grad	459	2.34±1.46	0.384	189	2.53±1.99	0.193
Systolic BP (mmHg)	Rural	242	138.54±15.93	0.09	65	138.14±16.63	0.203
Systolic BP (mmHg)	Urban	459	136.41±15.73	0.09	189	135.26±15.40	0.203
Diastolic BP (mmHg)	Rural	242	83.05±7.17	0.380	65	83.49±10.49	0.686
Diastolic BP (mmHg)	Urban	459	82.49±8.38	0.380	189	82.94±9.10	0.686
Uric acid (mmol/L)	Rural	217	315.73±116.92	0.999	60	301.72±103.59	0.648
Uric acid (mmol/L)	Urban	407	315.72±100.00	0.999	150	308.55±95.63	0.648

BMI – body mass index; WC – waist circumference; WHR – waist hip ratio; TC – total cholesterol; HDL-C – high density lipoproteins cholesterol; LDL-C – low density lipoproteins cholesterol; FBG – fasting blood glucose; BP – blood pressure.