TABLE 5.

Cardiometabolic risk profile in men

	TG/HDL ratio		MetS
	Men ≤ 3.5	Men > 3.5	Men without MetS	Men with MetS
Variable	(n = 526)	(n = 173)	(n = 597)	(n = 102)
Age (years)	19.5 ± 1.8	19.5 ± 1.7	19.5 ± 1.7	19.2 ± 1.7 *
FPI (µU/ml)	7.5 ± 3.9	12.5 ± 6.3 **	7.7 ± 3.9	14.9 ± 6.7 **
HOMA-IR	1.7 ± 1.0	2.9 ± 1.5 **	1.7 ± 1.0	3.5 ± 1.6 **
QUICKI	0.36 ± 0.03	0.33 ± 0.03 **	0.36 ± 0.03	0.32 ± 0.02 **
BMI (kg/m2)	23.5 ± 3.9	27.8 ± 4.6 **	23.6 ± 3.8	30.2 ± 4.1 **
WC (cm)	81.8 ± 10.3	93.6 ± 11.9 **	82.1 ± 9.9	100.4 ± 10.5 **
SBP (mmHg)	111.4 ± 11.6	118.0 ± 11.5 **	111.1 ± 10.9	124.3 ± 10.9 **
DBP (mmHg)	74.8 ± 8.7	78.6 ± 9.6 **	74.5 ± 8.2	83.1 ± 10.7 **
Glucose (mg/dl)	90.6 ± 11.2	92.8 ± 12.1 *	90.2 ± 11.2	97.1 ± 11.3 **
TG (mg/dl)	95.2 ± 29.4	215.2 ± 83.5 **	110.2 ± 53.1	210.7 ± 97.8 **
HDL-C (mg/dl)	48.8 ± 8.9	38.4 ± 6.9 **	47.6 ± 9.1	38.2 ± 7.9 **
TG/HDL-C ratio	2.0 ± 0.7	5.9 ± 3.1 **	2.5 ± 1.5	6.0 ± 3.8 **

Assessed by the TG/HDL-C ratio versus MetS. *P < 0.05; **P < 0.001.