Table 2.
Characteristics of participants in 2007 and the presence and absence of new-onset MetS in 2014
| Characteristic in 2007 | New-onset MetS in 2014 n = 265 |
No MetS in 2014 n = 875 |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Females (%) | 178 (67.2%) | 292 (35.1%) | < 0.001 |
| Median age (IQR) | 50.0 (44.0–57.0) | 53.0 (47.0–58.0) | 0.037 |
| BMI > 23 kg/m2 | 174 (65.9%) | 211 (25.4%) | < 0.001 |
| Increase in weight (%) | |||
| < 2 | 87 (33.1%) | 485 (58.5%) | < 0.001 |
| 2–5 | 132 (50.2%) | 220 (26.5%) | < 0.001 |
| > 5 | 44 (16.7%) | 124 (15.0%) | < 0.001 |
| Central obesity | 101 (38.2%) | 87 (10.5%) | < 0.001 |
| Increase in waist (%) | |||
| < 2 | 59 (22.3%) | 548 (66.0%) | < 0.001 |
| 2–5 | 52 (19.6%) | 109 (13.1%) | < 0.001 |
| > 5 | 154 (58.1%) | 174 (20.9%) | < 0.001 |
| Raised plasma glucose | 206 (77.7%) | 707 (84.6%) | 0.013 |
| Raised blood pressure | 104 (39.4%) | 350 (42.2%) | 0.468 |
| Raised triglycerides | 58 (21.9%) | 188 (22.6%) | 0.861 |
| Reduced HDL cholesterol | 63 (24.4%) | 138 (16.7%) | 0.011 |
| NAFLD in 2007 | 72 (27.2%) | 100 (12.0%) | < 0.001 |
IQR inter quantile range, BMI body mass index, HDL high density lipoprotein, NAFLD non-alcoholic fatty liver disease