Table 4.

Comparison of risk factors of Metabolic Syndrome in participants with and without Metabolic Syndrome (equal variance t test)

	MetS mean ± SD	Non MetS mean ± SD	p ≤ .05
Waist circumference (cm)
Male	96.9 ± 7.2	88.3 ± 7.8	.001*
Female	98.1 ± 8.1	96.5 ± 11.7	.427
FBS (mg/dl)	122.1 ± 56.9	97.5 ± 33.66	.001*
TG (mg/dl)	168.2 ± 94.9	143.7 ± 110.2	.001*
HDL-male (mg/dl)	42.5 ± 11.2	48.6 ± 14.6	.005*
HDL-female (mg/dl)	46.0 ± 14.2	52.9 ± 15.1	.015*
BP systolic (mmHg)	135.5 ± 19.2	125.3 ± 16.1	.001*
BP diastolic (mmHg)	90.7 ± 13.3	82.3 ± 10.0	.001*

* Significant at p < 0.05