Table I.
Demographic characteristics of subjects with or without MetS.
| MetS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Features | Yes | No | P-value |
| Sex (female%) | 315 (24.9) | 1738 (32.6) | <0.001 |
| Age (years) | 50.9±9.9 | 46.3±10.3 | <0.001 |
| Height (cm) | 167.8±8.0 | 165.7±7.8 | <0.001 |
| Weight (kg) | 75.8±10.5 | 63.8±10.2 | <0.001 |
| BMI (kg2/m2) | 26.8±2.6 | 23.2±2.7 | <0.001 |
| Waist (cm) | 94.1±6.7 | 82.2±8.3 | <0.001 |
| WBC (×109/l) | 6.51±1.6 | 6.1±1.6 | <0.001 |
| Hb (g/l) | 150.5±14.5 | 144.7±16.1 | <0.001 |
| PLT(×109/l) | 214.0±55.7 | 212.5±53.6 | 0.390 |
| T-BiL (µmol/l) | 13.7±5.3 | 13.7±5.7 | 0.790 |
| ALT (U/l) | 34.5±26.99 | 23.5±23.1 | <0.001 |
| GGTP (U/l) | 56.8±54.4 | 34.0±38.99 | <0.001 |
| AST (U/l) | 27.0±12.7 | 22.9±13.2 | <0.001 |
| Hs-CRP (mg/l) | 2.1±3.1 | 1.2±2.4 | <0.001 |
| BUN (mmol/l) | 5.3±1.2 | 4.98±1.2 | <0.001 |
| Cr (mmol/l) | 65.2±14.0 | 63.1±13.97 | <0.001 |
| UA (µmol/l) | 387.2±90.9 | 336.3±86.8 | <0.001 |
| HCY (µmol/l) | 11.2±5.3 | 10.5±5.2 | <0.001 |
| CYS (mg/l) | 0.95±0.2 | 0.9±0.2 | <0.001 |
| TC (mmol/l) | 5.2±1.1 | 4.9±0.9 | <0.001 |
| TG (mmol/l) | 2.7±2.3 | 1.4±1.3 | <0.001 |
| LDL (mmol/l) | 2.9±0.8 | 2.8±0.7 | <0.001 |
| HDL (mmol/l) | 1.07±0.3 | 1.2±0.3 | <0.001 |
| FBG (mg/dl) | 5.9±1.7 | 5.0±0.8 | <0.001 |
| HbA1c (%) | 7.4±1.1 | 6.8±0.7 | <0.001 |
| PBG (mg/dl) | 9.0±4.1 | 6.5±2.5 | <0.001 |
| FINS (pmol/l) | 100.8±51.9 | 63.6±35.9 | <0.001 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 83.4±10.6 | 74.3±11.3 | <0.001 |
| SBP (mmHg) | 136.7±16.6 | 121.6±16.9 | <0.001 |
| H. pylori infection (%) | 637 (50.4) | 2068 (44.8) | <0.001 |
| HOMA-IR | 3.8±2.3 | 2.1±1.5 | <0.001 |
| >2 (%) | 1057 (87) | 1958 (42.8) | <0.001 |
| >2.5 (%) | 888 (71.5) | 1180 (25.8) | <0.001 |
| >3 (%) | 711 (57.2) | 689 (15.3) | <0.001 |
| Carotid atherosclerosis (%) | 441 (37.1) | 949 (22.8) | <0.001 |
| Diabetes (%) | 201 (15.9) | 174 (3.8) | <0.001 |
| Fatty liver (%) | 1037 (82) | 1520 (32.9) | <0.001 |
| Drinking (%) | 700 (55.3) | 2055 (44.5) | <0.001 |
| Smoking (%) | 528 (42.1) | 1429 (30.9) | <0.001 |
| Hypertension (%) | 416 (32.9) | 499 (10.8) | <0.001 |
| Hyperlipidemia (%) | 70 (5.5) | 53 (1.1) | <0.001 |
H. pylori, Helicobacter pylori; MetS, metabolic syndrome; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; BMI, body mass index; WBC, white blood cell; Hb, hemoglobin; PLT, platelets; T-BiL, total bilirubin; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; Cr, creatinine; UA, uric acid; HCY, homocysteic acid; CYSC, serum cystatin C; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; GGTP, γ-glutamyltranspeptidase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; HS-CRP, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; FPG, fasting blood glucose; PBG, 2-hour postprandial blood glucose; FINS, fasting insulin; HbA1c, glycosylated hemoglobin; HOMA-IR, homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance; TC, total cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein; TG, triglyceride.