Table 2.
| MS patients withoutDM | MS patients withDM | MS patients with low TG/HDL index | MS patients with high TG/HDL index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waist circumference (cm) | 102.8 ± 8.8 | 114.4 ± 11.7§ | 106.7 ± 11.16 | 106.8 ± 11.46 |
| Body mass index (Kg/m2) | 31.5 ± 4.2 | 33.2 ± 5.0* | 32.45 ± 4.55 | 31.94 ± 4.55 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 130.0 ± 13.3 | 136.0 ± 20.5 | 133.2 ± 18.8 | 131.1 ± 13.7 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 82.2 ± 8.9 | 79.6 ± 11.4 | 80.5 ± 10.9 | 81.94 ± 8.9 |
| Fasting glucose (mg/dL) | 92.2 ± 10.3 | 147.5 ± 54.2§ | 114.5 ± 39.7 | 114.2 ± 48.7 |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 228.0 ± 48.3 | 193.1 ± 53.1§ | 201.2 ± 40.8 | 226.6 ± 60.6† |
| HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL) | 39.7 ± 9.3 | 41.4 ± 12.8 | 46.9 ± 9.3 | 33.9 ± 8.1‡ |
| LDL-cholesterol (mg/dL) | 147.9 ± 45.8 | 112.8 ± 39.7§ | 123.5 ± 37.5 | 143.0 ± 58.7 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 231.0 ± 145.9 | 204.2 ± 150.9 | 137.4 ± 42.6 | 302.9 ± 168.4‡ |
| TG/HDL index | 6.739 ± 6.190 | 5.900 ± 5.832 | 3.00 ± 0.95 | 9.80 ± 7.00‡ |
Means ± S.D. of the anthropometric profile, blood pressure values, and metabolic pattern in MS patients subdivided, respectively, into nondiabetics and diabetics and into patients with low and high TG/HDL index.
*P < 0.05; § P < 0.001 versus MS patients without DM (Student's t-test).
† P < 0.05; ‡ P < 0.001 versus MS patients with low TG/HDL index (Student's t-test).
MS: metabolic syndrome.
DM: diabetes mellitus.