Table 1.
General characteristics of study participants [Mean ± standard deviation (SD)]. BMI, body mass index; BP, blood pressure; SAD, sagittal abdominal diameter; HDL, low high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein.
| Parameters | With Metabolic Syndrome | Without Metabolic Syndrome | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
| N | 72 | 113 | ||
| Age (years) | 38.2 | 13.4 | 37.3 | 12.5 |
| Physical activity (%) | ||||
| Daily | 28 (39.0) | 74 (65.4) * | ||
| 3–4 times a week | 15 (20.8) | 16 (14.1) | ||
| 1–2 times a week | 16 (22.2) | 11 (9.7) | ||
| Few times a month | 8 (11.1) | 9 (8.2) | ||
| Once in a month | 5 (6.9) | 3 (2.6) | ||
| BMI (kg/m2) | 29.8 | 6.1 | 27.5 | 4.0 * |
| Waist (cm) | 90.2 | 15.2 | 79.2 | 14.3 * |
| SAD (cm) | 26.1 | 17.2 | 23.1 | 11.6 |
| Systolic BP (mmHg) | 125.4 | 14.8 | 121.4 | 14.5 |
| Diastolic (mmHg) | 79.2 | 8.4 | 76.5 * | 8.4 |
| Glucose (mmol/L) | 7.3 | 0.73 | 5.7 * | 0.64 |
| HDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) | 0.83 | 0.31 | 0.92 | 0.24 * |
| Triglycerides (mmol/L) | 1.8 | 0.25 | 1.7 | 0.25 * |
| LDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) | 3.4 | 0.35 | 3.2 | 0.26 * |
| Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | 6.8 | 1.2 | 5.1 | 0.93 * |
* p < 0.05 vs. with metabolic syndrome.