Table 2. Metabolic syndrome parameters and soluble ST2 (sST2) concentration in study participants.

Variable	Gender	Mean	P
Age (yr)	Male	50.47 ± 9.23	0.001
	Female	55.10 ± 7.93
SBP (mm Hg)	Male	139.38 ± 17.37	0.902
	Female	139.73 ± 19.69
DBP (mm Hg)	Male	85.26 ± 13.03	0.126
	Female	82.59 ± 11.41
BMI (kg/m2)	Male	31.82 ± 4.49	0.000
	Female	29.25 ± 4.72
Waist circumference (cm)	Male	107.06 ± 8.21	0.001
	Female	99.72 ± 10.25
Plasma glucose (mmol/L)	Male	6.09 ± 1.76	0.642
	Female	5.97 ± 1.56
HDL cholesterol (mmol/L)	Male	1.02 ± 0.29	0.000
	Female	1.31 ± 0.45
Triglycerides (mmol/L)	Male	2.38 ± 1.78	0.016
	Female	1.85 ± 1.04
sST2 (ng/mL)	Male	26.24 ± 13.88	0.336
	Female	28.73 ± 17.81

Data are presented as mean±SD.

Abbreviations: See Table 1.