Table 2. Values of continuous metabolic syndrome scores stratified by number of risk factors (mean (SD)).
| Number of risk factors* present | Waist circumference (cm) | Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | Saliva HDLC (mg/DL) | Saliva Glucose (mg/DL) | cmetS-Z | cmetS-PCA | Age (years) | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 62.46 (7.00) | 102.5 (12.5) | 1.39(1.07) | 0.18 (0.16) | -1.11 (1.62) | -0.63 (0.87) | 9.99 (0.67) | 4550 |
| 1 | 72.15 (12.20) | 114.8 (15.7) | 1.20(0.99) | 0.22 (0.30) | 0.84 (1.75) | 0.46 (0.99) | 9.99 (0.65) | 2519 |
| 2 | 84.65 (11.20) | 126.6 (14.7) | 1.18 (0.94) | 0.22 (0.35) | 2.64 (1.86) | 1.62 (0.87) | 10.04 (0.70) | 950 |
| 3 | 86.86 (8.90) | 129.0 (11.9) | 0.70 (0.47) | 0.47 (0.64) | 4.46 (2.71) | 1.86 (0.65) | 10.04 (0.64) | 92 |
| 4 | 88.90 | 120.0 | 0.48 | 1.18 | 7.13 | 1.64 | 10.01 | 1 |
* Risk factors include obesity defined by abdominal adiposity, blood pressure, fasting saliva HDLC and glucose concentrations expressed in calibrated serum concentrations, with values surpassing a threshold value as described in Materials and Methods.