Table 5.
Comparison of number of hospital admissions and duration of hospitalization between patients with and without metabolic syndrome
| Variable | All Patients | Nondiabetic Patients | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MES | No MES | P Value | MES | No MES | P Value | |
| Hospital admissions (n/yr follow-up) | ||||||
| WHO criteria | 1.52 (0.00–3.15) | 0.54 (0.00–1.79) | <0.001 | 0.73 (0.00–2.62) | 0.53 (0.00–1.79) | 0.3 |
| IDF criteria | 1.24 (0.00–2.63) | 0.61 (0.00–2.45) | 0.12 | 1.06 (0.00–2.30) | 0.38 (0.00–1.38) | 0.06 |
| Original NCEP criteria | 1.24 (0.00–2.81) | 0.56 (0.00–2.15) | 0.01 | 0.73 (0.00–2.16) | 0.53 (0.00–1.80) | 0.12 |
| Modified NCEP criteria | 1.24 (0.00–2.81) | 0.53 (0.00–2.15) | 0.01 | 0.64 (0.00–2.16) | 0.53 (0.00–1.73) | 0.16 |
| Duration of hospitalization (d/yr follow-up) | ||||||
| WHO criteria | 6.02 (0.00–22.20) | 1.58 (0.00–8.35) | <0.001 | 2.51 (0.00–14.93) | 1.51 (0.00–8.45) | 0.2 |
| IDF criteria | 5.06 (0.00–16.26) | 2.38 (0.00–12.37) | 0.04 | 3.82 (0.00–12.61) | 1.07 (0.00–6.43) | 0.01 |
| Original NCEP criteria | 5.26 (0.00–19.18) | 2.27 (0.00–8.61) | 0.01 | 2.25 (0.00–13.16) | 1.28 (0.00–6.52) | 0.05 |
| Modified NCEP criteria | 4.92 (0.00–17.77) | 2.25 (0.00–8.93) | 0.01 | 1.84 (0.00–12.36) | 1.64 (0.00–8.35) | 0.18 |
Data are presented as median (interquartile range) and compared by the Mann–Whitney U test. MES, metabolic syndrome; WHO, World Health Organization; IDF, International Diabetes Federation; NCEP, National Cholesterol Education Program.