. 2013 Oct;54(10):2914–2923. doi: 10.1194/jlr.P041673

TABLE 1.

Sex differences in mean values, standard deviation, and the effect of age on metabolic syndrome traits and height

		N	Mean^{^a}	SD^{^a}	β age^{^b}
Height (cm)	F	15,095	168.85^*	6.54^*	1.40^*,^{^c}
	M	9,809	181.31	7.37	2.12^{^c}
BMI (kg/m²)	F	16,312	24.290^*	4.389^*	1.636
	M	10,709	24.772	3.606	1.583
Waist (cm)	F	5,730	83.400^*	12.350^*	0.532
	M	3,235	92.170	11.940	0.556
WHR (cm/cm)	F	5,728	0.802^*	0.081	0.039^*
	M	3,234	0.891	0.084	0.044
Total cholesterol (mmol/l)	F	4,840	5.185^*	1.088	0.542^*
	M	2,628	5.142	1.045	0.376
HDL (mmol/l)	F	4,839	1.521^*	0.385^*	0.025
	M	2,627	1.255	0.335	0.012
LDL (mmol/l)	F	4,833	3.097^*	0.972	0.445^*
	M	2,620	3.207	0.936	0.310
Triglycerides (mmol/l, LN)	F	4,841	0.094^*	0.450^*	0.124^*
	M	2,628	0.269	0.514	0.088
Glucose (mmol/l)	F	4,866	5.293^*	0.536	0.197^*
	M	2,697	5.483	0.533	0.145
Insulin (µIU/ml, LN)	F	4,835	1.975	0.703	0.056
	M	2,675	2.003	0.738	0.093
SBP (mmHg)^{^d}	F	1,665	122.689^*	13.301	2.764
	M	1,127	129.844	12.347	1.496
DBP (mmHg)^{^d}	F	1,665	76.097^*	10.263	2.495^*
	M	1.127	77.986	10.511	4.044

*P < 0.01 in estimate between males and females. F, female; M, male; LN, LN-transformed values.

Obtained from a model in Mx without correction for age.

Beta for the regression of metabolic syndrome traits on age. The effect of age was significant for all traits (P < 0.001, for dropping β age in both sexes).

For height only, the β in this column represents the effect of birth year rather than age.

Corrected for medication use.