Table 2.

Mean values of the metabolic syndrome (MetS) risk factors in young adults in Ellisras, South Africa.

	18–24 Years				25–30 Years				18–30 Years
	Males (n = 122)	Female (n = 117)	Total (n = 239)	p-Value	Males (n = 182)	Female (n = 206)	Total (n = 388)	p-Value	Males (n = 304)	Females (n = 323)	Total (n = 627)	p-Value
Waist circumference (cm)	73.35 ± 8.80	78.11 ± 13.23	75.68 ± 11.42	0.001	76.23 ± 9.79	84.51 ± 14.49	80.63 ± 13.16	<0.001	75.07 ± 9.50	82.20 ± 14.36	78.74 ± 12.74	<0.001
HDL-C (mmol/L)	1.19 ± 0.33	1.10 ± 0.28	1.15 ± 0.312	0.027	1.21 ± 0.40	1.09 ± 0.31	1.14 ± 0.36	0.001	1.20 ± 0.37	1.09 ± 0.30	1.15 ± 0.34	<0.001
Fasting blood glucose (mmol/L)	5.51 ± 0.90	5.54 ± 0.95	5.52 ± 0.93	0.806	5.39 ± 0.86	5.62 ± 1.83	5.51 ± 1.46	0.121	5.44 ± 0.88	5.59 ± 1.56	5.51 ± 1.28	0.136
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)	3.98 ± 0.90	4.09 ± 1.01	4.03 ± 0.96	0.349	4.07 ± 0.95	4.36 ± 1.16	4.22 ± 1.08	0.007	4.03 ± 0.93	4.26 ± 1.11	4.15 ± 1.03	0.005
Triglycerides (mmol/L)	0.98 ± 0.60	0.85 ± 0.45	0.91 ± 0.54	0.067	1.11 ± 0.66	1.02 ± 0.53	1.06 ± 0.60	0.145	1.05 ± 0.64	0.96 ± 0.51	1.00 ± 0.58	0.035
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)	123.25 ± 12.24	112.89 ± 10.26	118.18 ± 12.42	<0.001	127.66 ± 12.46	114.80 ± 11.11	120.83 ± 13.35	<0.001	125.89 ± 12.48	114.11 ± 10.83	119.82 ± 13.06	<0.001
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)	68.87 ± 9.51	68.74 ± 9.72	68.81 ± 9.59	0.916	73.09 ± 10.27	69.23 ± 9.13	71.04 ± 9.86	<0.001	71.39 ± 10.17	69.05 ± 9.33	70.19 ± 9.81	0.003

HDL-C = high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.