Table 2.
Biochemical parameters of studied population stratified by gender.
| Variables | Male | Female | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | No MetS | MetS | Total | No MetS | MetS | |
| (n=68) | (n=60) | (n=8) | (n=92) | (n=72) | (n=20) | |
| Age (years) | 41.4±14.8 | 41.8±15.2 | 38.6±10.9 | 43.8±14.3 | 41.5±14.2‡‡ | 52.0±11.8 |
| HbA1c (%) | 4.8±1.3 | 4.8±1.3 | 5.1±1.1 | 4.9±1.2 | 4.7±1.1 | 5.3±1.3 |
| FPG (mmol/L) | 5.0±0.9 | 5.0±0.9 | 5.6±0.7 | 4.9±1.0 | 4.6±0.9‡‡‡ | 5.8±0.7 |
HbA1c: Haemoglobin A1c and FPG: Fasting Blood Glucose. Data are presented as mean ± SD and compared using T-test. ‡Comparing females with MetS with females without MetS. ‡Comparison is significant at the 0.05 level, ‡‡Comparison is significant at the 0.01 level, and ‡‡‡Comparison is significant at the 0.001 level.