Table 1. Clinical characteristics of the study subjects.

	Health controls (n = 65)	Metabolic syndrome cases (n = 74)	P
Gender (M/F)	34/31	39/35
Age (years)	57.4 ± 6.4	57.7 ± 5.5	n.s.
BMI (kg/m2)	23.8 ± 1.9	29.4 ± 2.6	<0.001
Systolic BP (mmHg)	126 ± 12.3	151 ± 9.0	<0.001
Diastolic BP (mmHg)	72 ± 9.6	94 ± 8.8	<0.001
FBG (mg/dL)	92.4 ± 13.4	121.7 ± 26.3	<0.001
HbA1c (%)	6.0 ± 0.9	8.2 ± 1.2	<0.001
TC (mg/dL)	189 ± 22.7	224 ± 26.7	<0.001
HDL-C (mg/dL)	52.4 ± 7.4	40.6 ± 7.6	<0.001
LDL-C (mg/dL)	112 ± 22.6	151 ± 27.4	<0.001
TG (mg/dL)	111 ± 24.1	122 ± 36.3	<0.05