Table 3.
Comparison of the cardiovascular risk factor in metabolic syndrome and normal groups based on Iranian National Obesity Committee (INCO) criteria
| Variables | Men | Women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Normal
Mean±SD |
Metabolic syndrome Mean±SD | p value | Normal Mean±SD | Metabolic syndrome Mean±SD | p value | |
| BMI* (kg/m2) | 28.3±14.9 | 28.7±3.3 | 0.874 | 29.4±5.5 | 31.7±5.1 | 0.0001 |
| WC** (cm) | 90.2±12.5 | 100.3±5.3 | 0.0001 | 91.4±11.7 | 101.4±10.1 | 0.0001 |
| FPG (mg/dl) | 89.7±30.5 | 100±18.8 | 0.062 | 87.3±35.4 | 119.1±50.9 | 0.0001 |
| Systolic BP | 113.7±11.01 | 127.2±16.9 | 0.001 | 110±11.6 | 120.07±15.3 | 0.0001 |
| Diastolic BP | 73.2±9.4 | 84.2±10.5 | 0.0001 | 70.25±11 | 75.1±13.4 | 0.0001 |
| LDL (mg/dl) | 120.6±67.8 | 140.4±87.06 | 0.191 | 115.1±66.6 | 121.3±73.02 | 0.411 |
| Cholesterol (mg/dl) | 215.8±90.5 | 257.9±109.81 | 0.028 | 203.4±78.47 | 221.3±91.1 | 0.027 |
| HDL (mg/dl) | 64.3±28.5 | 64.1±34.4 | 0.971 | 62.2±21.08 | 54.7±25.9 | 0.002 |
| Triglyceride (mg/dl) | 182.5±137.3 | 286.3±176.48 | 0.0001 | 175.9±131.2 | 279.3±167.9 | 0.0001 |
* Body Mass Index **Waist circumference Fasting Plasma Glucose Blood Pressure (mmHg)