Table 2.
Anthropometric, body composition, cardiovascular risk factors, and associated factors by metabolic syndrome status.
| Characteristics | Metabolic Syndrome Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | p Value | |
| Anthropometric and body composition | |||
| Age (years) | 21.4 (3.2) | 23.1 (4.0) | <0.001 |
| Weight (kg) | 58.7 (9.2) | 82.7 (15.4) | <0.001 |
| Height (cm) | 163.7 (8.6) | 170.5 (9.1) | <0.001 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 21.8 (2.6) | 28.4 (4.3) | <0.001 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 71.1 (6.5) | 90.8 (11.1) | <0.001 |
| Waist to height ratio | 0.435 (0.038) | 0.534 (0.063) | <0.001 |
| Body fat (%) | 20.8 (7.6) | 27.9 (8.4) | <0.001 |
| Lean mass (kg) | 59.4 (10.4) | 45.3 (7.4) | <0.001 |
| Cardiovascular risk factors | |||
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 112.7 (9.4) | 130.0 (13.0) | <0.001 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 70.8 (6.7) | 84.5 (14.2) | <0.001 |
| Mean blood pressure (mmHg) | 84.7 (6.7) | 99.7 (11.1) | <0.001 |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 133.0 (29.7) | 154.1 (37.7) | <0.001 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 79.0 (25.2) | 180.3 (75.4) | <0.001 |
| LDL-c (mg/dL) | 85.7 (30.4) | 87.4 (29.3) | <0.001 |
| HDL-c (mg/dL) | 52.3 (9.9) | 31.7 (7.5) | 0.125 |
| Glucose fasting (mg/dL) | 79.8 (12.0) | 92.1 (16.1) | <0.001 |
| Associated factors * | |||
| Women | 14 [26.4] | 449 [53.6] | <0.001 |
| Men | 39 [73.6] | 388 [46.4] | |
| Age group * | |||
| 18 to 19 years | 12 [22.6] | 306 [36.6] | <0.001 |
| 20 to 22 years | 15 [28.3] | 313 [37.4] | |
| Over 23 years | 26 [49.1] | 218 [26.0] | |
| Level of adiposity (%) * | |||
| <20 | 8 [15.1] | 405 [48.4] | 0.002 |
| 20 to 29 | 27 [50.9] | 291 [34.8] | |
| 30 to 39 | 14 [26.4] | 125 [14.9] | |
| >40 | 4 [7.5] | 16 [1.9] | |
| Nutritional status * | |||
| Underweight | 0 [0.0] | 29 [3.5] | <0.001 |
| Normal | 6 [11.3] | 609 [72.8] | |
| Overweight | 31 [58.5] | 166 [19.8] | |
| Obesity | 16 [30.2] | 33 [3.95 | |
| Mediterranean diet quality * | |||
| Low | 15 [28.3] | 418 [49.9] | 0.081 |
| Medium | 34 [64.2] | 346 [41.3] | |
| High | 4 [7.5] | 73 [8.7] | |
| Ethnic group * | |||
| Indigenous | 8 [15.1] | 16 [1.9] | 0.210 |
| Afro-Colombian | 36 [67.9] | 208 [24.9] | |
| Mestizo | 9 [17.0] | 613 [73.2] | |
Data are shown as (mean (SD) or [frequencies]). Significant between-sex differences for Student’s t-test or χ2*.