Table 2.
Basic characteristics and hematological parameters by gender.
| Variables | Men | p Value | Women | p Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MetS | non-MetS | MetS | non-MetS | |||
| N | 941 | 3,823 | - | 476 | 5,313 | - |
| Age (year) | 44 (35–53) | 38 (31–49) | <0.0001 a | 50 (43–57) | 40 (30–49) | <0.0001 a |
| SBP (mmHg) | 130 ± 15 | 118 ± 14 | <0.0001 b | 128 ± 17 | 111 ± 13 | <0.0001 b |
| DBP (mmHg) | 84 ± 10 | 75 ± 10 | <0.0001 b | 81 ± 10 | 70 ± 9 | <0.0001 b |
| HDL-C (mmol/L) | 0.97 ± 0.22 | 1.26 ± 0.29 | <0.0001 b | 1.13 ± 0.21 | 1.58 ± 0.34 | <0.0001 b |
| TG (mmol/L) | 2.97 ± 2.21 | 1.46 ± 1.18 | <0.0001 b | 2.34 ± 1.26 | 0.96 ± 0.60 | <0.0001 b |
| FPG (mmol/L) | 6.34 ± 1.79 | 5.36 ± 1.04 | <0.0001 b | 6.40 ± 1.81 | 5.17 ± 0.74 | <0.0001 b |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 28.21 ± 3.25 | 24.39 ± 4.02 | <0.0001 b | 27.41 ± 3.71 | 22.05 ± 2.93 | <0.0001 b |
| GGT (U/L) | 52.09 ± 31.74 | 34.01 ± 22.97 | <0.0001 b | 33.53 ± 23.17 | 19.92 ± 13.51 | <0.0001 b |
| ALT (U/L) | 45.58 ± 32.17 | 30.95 ± 30.22 | <0.0001 b | 31.84 ± 19.28 | 20.38 ± 19.59 | <0.0001 b |
| AST (U/L) | 37.50 ± 14.52 | 31.05 ± 19.26 | <0.0001 b | 34.64 ± 13.25 | 27.54 ± 11.98 | <0.0001 b |
| ALP (U/L) | 65.68 ± 15.87 | 62.35 ± 15.10 | <0.0001 b | 65.18 ± 18.31 | 53.43 ± 16.19 | <0.0001 b |
| History of alcoholic fatty liver, n (%) | 27 (2.87) | 41 (1.07) | <0.0001 c | 8 (1.68) | 11 (0.21) | <0.0001 c |
| Anti-hypertensive drugs, n (%) | 256 (27.21) | 346 (9.05) | <0.0001 c | 174 (36.55) | 337 (6.34) | <0.0001 c |
| Anti-dyslipidemic drugs, n (%) | 205 (21.79) | 206 (5.39) | <0.0001 c | 90 (18.91) | 272 (5.12) | <0.0001 c |
| Anti-diabetic drugs, n (%) | 80 (8.50) | 93 (2.56) | <0.0001 c | 49 (10.29) | 92 (1.73) | <0.0001 c |
Abbreviations: MetS = metabolic syndrome; SBP = systolic blood pressure; DBP = diastolic blood pressure; HDL-C = high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG = triglyceride; FPG = fasting plasma glucose; BMI = body mass index; GGT = gamma-glutamyl transferase; ALT = alanine aminotransferase; AST = aspartate aminotransferase; ALP = alkaline phosphatase. a Determined using the rank-sum test; b Determined using t test; c Determined using χ2 test.