Table 1.
Population characteristics by metabolic syndrome status in men and women
| Men (n = 1388) | Women (n = 1331) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MetS | No MetS | MetS | No MetS | |
| (n = 464) | (n = 924) | (n = 501) | (n = 830) | |
| Mean (SE) | ||||
| Age (yrs)*, *** | 51.7 (0.7) | 42.7 (0.6) | 52.6 (0.8) | 42.8 (0.5) |
| BMI (kg/m2)*, *** | 32.8 (0.3) | 26.7 (0.2) | 33.3 (0.4) | 26.6 (0.2) |
| Waist circumference (cm)*, *** | 114.0 (0.7) | 95.8 (0.5) | 107.2 (0.7) | 89.3 (0.6) |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 74 (0.7) | 70 (0.5) | 71 (0.7) | 69 (0.4) |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)*, *** | 129 (0.9) | 119 (0.6) | 126 (0.9) | 115 (0.7) |
| Triglycerides*, *** | 250 (19.3) | 124 (3.0) | 188 (7.1) | 98 (2.3) |
| HDL*, *** | 41 (0.8) | 51 (0.5) | 49 (0.8) | 63 (0.6) |
| Glucose*, *** | 121 (2.0) | 100 (0.7) | 115 (1.8) | 92 (0.4) |
| Urinary creatinine (mg/dL) | 150 (4.0) | 153 (3.3) | 119 (2.9) | 110 (3.5) |
| Total caloric intake (kcal)**** | 2573 (57) | 2616 (38) | 1691 (35) | 1820 (30) |
| N (%a) | ||||
| Age*, *** | ||||
| < 50 year | 162 (44.7) | 566 (67.3) | 177 (39.1) | 549 (68.3) |
| ≥ 50 year | 302 (55.3) | 358 (32.7) | 324 (60.9) | 281 (31.7) |
| Menopausal status, *** | ||||
| Premenopausal | -- | -- | 181 (41.1) | 544 (68.7) |
| Postmenopausal | -- | -- | 320 (58.9) | 286 (31.3) |
| Race/ethnicity* | ||||
| Mexican-American | 103 (8.2) | 189 (9.8) | 117 (8.3) | 138 (6.0) |
| White | 278 (81.5) | 447 (69.8) | 229 (69.3) | 431 (72.6) |
| Black | 56 (5.1) | 191 (10.7) | 103 (12.2) | 154 (10.5) |
| Other | 27 (5.2) | 97 (9.7) | 52 (10.2) | 107 (10.9) |
| Physical activity*, *** | ||||
| Vigorous | 111 (25.0) | 370 (43.5) | 74 (15.7) | 216 (29.1) |
| Moderate | 138 (33.7) | 194 (20.8) | 147 (34.3) | 237 (28.9) |
| No | 215 (41.2) | 360 (35.6) | 280 (49.9) | 377 (42.0) |
| Smoking** | ||||
| Never | 189 (45.3) | 426 (46.1) | 277 (52.3) | 499 (56.4) |
| Current | 102 (21.8) | 261 (28.8) | 106 (23.2) | 167 (22.2) |
| Past | 173 (32.9) | 237 (25.2) | 118 (24.5) | 164 (21.4) |
| Education**, *** | ||||
| High school or less | 266 (48.4) | 462 (40.9) | 313 (52.3) | 347 (33.7) |
| Some college | 106 (27.5) | 244 (28.5) | 126 (29.3) | 274 (34.8) |
| College graduates or higher | 92 (24.1) | 218 (30.6) | 62 (18.4) | 209 (31.5) |
| Poverty status**** | ||||
| Yes | 64 (8.8) | 147 (10.6) | 139 (20.6) | 146 (12.3) |
| No | 400 (91.2) | 777 (89.4) | 362 (79.4) | 684 (87.7) |
*p < 0.0001 in men; **p < 0.05 in men; ***p < 0.0001 in women; ****p < 0.05 in women
aWeighted percentages after accounting for the sampling design