Table 2. Serum biochemical indicators for metabolic syndrome by gender.

Gender	Variable	Presence or absence of metabolic syndrome	Average	Gender	Variable	Presence or absence of metabolic syndrome	Average
Male	Total bilirubin	No	0.95 ± 0.35	Female	Total bilirubin	No	0.78 ± 0.31
		Yes	0.93 ± 0.39			Yes	0.66 ± 0.32
	Direct bilirubin	No	0.29 ± 0.12		Direct bilirubin	No	0.22 ± 0.10
		Yes	0.27 ± 0.12			Yes	0.20 ± 0.11
	Indirect bilirubin	No	0.65 ± 0.24		Indirect bilirubin	No	0.56 ± 0.23
		Yes	0.66 ± 0.28			Yes	0.46 ± 0.24
	AST	No	21.71 ± 15.94		AST	No	20.81 ± 23.29
		Yes	31.50 ± 16.61			Yes	28.76 ± 19.05
	ALT	No	24.59 ± 25.65		ALT	No	18.72 ± 16.25
		Yes	48.47 ± 34.86			Yes	38.00 ± 34.59
	ALP	No	84.07 ± 47.99		ALP	No	73.13 ± 46.84
		Yes	87.88 ± 49.51			Yes	105.50 ± 57.61
	Uric acid	No	6.04 ± 1.20		Uric acid	No	4.35 ± 0.91
		Yes	6.97 ± 3.58			Yes	5.27 ± 1.25
	Cholesterol	No	188.27 ± 30.21		Cholesterol	No	183.26 ± 29.62
		Yes	208.42 ± 54.89			Yes	201.16 ± 32.39
	HDL cholesterol	No	58.03 ± 13.99		HDL cholesterol	No	66.15 ± 14.82
		Yes	45.52 ± 10.76			Yes	45.70 ± 9.75
	LDL cholesterol	No	109.54 ± 30.94		LDL cholesterol	No	100.15 ± 29.24
		Yes	113.59 ± 35.29			Yes	113.94 ± 30.38
	Triglyceride	No	106.47 ± 65.58		Triglyceride	No	89.39 ± 51.01
		Yes	268.53 ± 235.74			Yes	242.78 ± 164.59
	FBS	No	94.43 ± 9.33		FBS	No	89.42 ± 7.73
		Yes	116.08 ± 35.98			Yes	119.50 ± 38.90
	TSH	No	2.04 ± 1.05		TSH	No	2.46 ± 1.54
		Yes	2.12 ± 1.27			Yes	2.25 ± 1.10
	RBC count	No	4.90 ± 0.33		RBC count	No	4.41 ± 0.29
		Yes	5.07 ± 0.36			Yes	4.59 ± 0.35
	WBC count	No	5.82 ± 1.17		WBC count	No	5.86 ± 1.80
		Yes	7.07 ± 1.71			Yes	6.54 ± 1.75

AST: aspartate aminotransferase, ALT: alanine aminotransferase, ALP: alkaline phosphatase, HDL: high-density lipoprotein, LDL: low-density lipoprotein, FBS: fasting blood sugar, TSH: thyroid stimulating hormone, RBC: red blood cells, WBC: white blood cells