Table 3.

Biochemical data from metabolic syndrome patients without blood pressure criterion (metabolic syndrome - blood pressure) or with blood pressure criterion (metabolic syndrome + blood pressure).

Variables	MetS-BP (n = 45)	MetS+BP (n = 30)	p-value
Glucose (mg/dL)	97±8	102±7	0.013
Insulin (U/mL)	10.5±3.9	21.5±20.0	0.007
HOMA-ir	2.5±1.0	5.4±5.2	0.006
T-cholesterol (mg/dL)	194±33	221±43	0.001
HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)	40.3±5.9 (men)/51.5±10.6 (women)	38.3±6.6 (men)/42.6±7.6 (women)	0.5 (men) 0.002 (women)
	119±27	145±39	0.002
Triglycerides (mg/dL)	150±36 (men)/124±54 (women)	190±78 (men)/167±57 (women)	0.2 (men) 0.07 (women)
Uric Acid (mg/dL)	4.6±1.2	5.6±1.3	0.001
Creatinine (mg/dL)	0.8±0.2	1.0±0.2	0.008

HDL = High-density lipoprotein; LDL = Low-density lipoprotein; HOMA-ir = homeostasis model assessment-estimated insulin resistance index (means±sd). Triglycerides values are reported as the medians (interquartile ranges).