Table 3.

Mean values of components of continuous metabolic risk score by sex

	MALE	FEMALE	TOTAL
	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD
Z_Waist circumference	0.0099 ± 1.009	0.0048 ± 1.011	0.0068 ± 1.008
Z_Blood Pressure	0.0249 ± 0.852	-0.0207 ± 0.978	-0.0029 ± 0.929
Z_Glucose	0.0089 ± 1.007	0.0103 ± 1.001	-0.0098 ± 1.001
Z_HDL-C	-0.0082 ± 1.005	-0.0014 ± 1.003	-0.0041 ± 1.002
Z_Triglycerides	0.0009 ± 1.001	0.0025 ± 1.002	0.0019 ± 1.000
Z_TOTAL	-0.0132 ± 2.849	-0.0047 ± 2.594	-0.0080 ± 2.692

Z: standardized components of a continuous metabolic syndrome risk score.

HDL-C: High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol.

No statistical differences between the genders by Student t-test for independent samples.