Table 1. Characteristics of study population.
| Characteristics | Total | Men | Women | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All (n = 5,758) | With metabolic syndrome (n = 1,599) | Normal (n = 4,159) | All (n = 2,502) | With metabolic syndrome (n = 790) | Normal (n = 1,712) | All (n = 3,256) | With metabolic syndrome (n = 809) | Normal (n = 2,447) | ||
| Age, yr | 46.62 ± 0.37 | 53.69 ± 0.54 | 44.15 ± 0.38 | 45.62 ± 0.40 | 49.83 ± 0.58 | 43.82 ± 0.46 | 47.63 ± 0.47 | 58.95 ± 0.62 | 44.45 ± 0.46 | |
| Waist circumference, cm | 82.81 ± 0.21 | 91.34 ± 0.27 | 79.82 ± 0.18 | 86.34 ± 0.24 | 93.07 ± 0.36 | 83.46 ± 0.22 | 79.28 ± 0.29 | 88.98 ± 0.39 | 76.55 ± 0.25 | |
| Triglyceride levels, mg/dL | 143.71 ± 2.75 | 239.52 ± 6.95 | 110.12 ± 1.92 | 169.17 ± 4.90 | 266.26 ± 11.63 | 127.68 ± 3.62 | 118.23 ± 2.05 | 203.07 ± 5.41 | 94.33 ± 1.44 | |
| High-density lipoprotein cholesterol, mg/dL | 51.21 ± 0.23 | 42.22 ± 0.29 | 54.36 ± 0.24 | 47.51 ± 0.29 | 40.87 ± 0.41 | 50.35 ± 0.33 | 54.90 ± 0.29 | 44.06 ± 0.32 | 57.96 ± 0.30 | |
| Fasting glucose levels, mg/dL | 100.28 ± 0.45 | 115.56 ± 0.94 | 94.92 ± 0.39 | 102.61 ± 0.69 | 115.48 ± 1.31 | 97.11 ± 0.60 | 97.94 ± 0.54 | 115.65 ± 1.32 | 92.95 ± 0.44 | |
| Treatment of diabetes mellitus, Yes | 529 (9.2) | 329 (20.6) | 200 (4.8) | 249 (10.0) | 138 (17.5) | 111 (6.5) | 280 (8.6) | 191 (23.6) | 89 (3.6) | |
| Systolic pressure, mmHg | 117.86 ± 0.31 | 127.88 ± 0.46 | 114.35 ± 0.30 | 120.44 ± 0.37 | 127.81 ± 0.54 | 117.30 ± 0.40 | 115.28 ± 0.43 | 127.96 ± 0.73 | 111.71 ± 0.38 | |
| Diastolic pressure, mmHg | 76.00 ± 0.20 | 81.14 ± 0.32 | 74.20 ± 0.21 | 78.57 ± 0.26 | 83.67 ± 0.43 | 76.38 ± 0.27 | 73.44 ± 0.25 | 77.68 ± 0.47 | 72.24 ± 0.25 | |
| Uric acid, mg/dL | 5.10 ± 0.02 | 5.58 ± 0.04 | 4.93 ± 0.02 | 5.84 ± 0.03 | 6.16 ± 0.06 | 5.71 ± 0.04 | 4.36 ± 0.02 | 4.80 ± 0.05 | 4.23 ± 0.02 | |
| Drinking | ||||||||||
| Never | 678 (11.8) | 246 (15.4) | 432 (10.4) | 117 (4.7) | 32 (4.1) | 85 (5.0) | 561 (17.2) | 214 (26.5) | 347 (14.2) | |
| Less than 4 times a month | 3,795 (65.9) | 949 (59.3) | 2,846 (68.4) | 1,473 (58.9) | 422 (53.4) | 1,051 (61.4) | 2,322 (71.3) | 527 (65.1) | 1,795 (73.4) | |
| More than twice a week | 1,285 (22.3) | 404 (25.3) | 881 (21.2) | 912 (36.5) | 336 (42.5) | 576 (33.6) | 373 (11.5) | 68 (8.4) | 305 (12.5) | |
| Smoking | ||||||||||
| Non-smoker | 3,472 (60.3) | 849 (53.1) | 2,623 (63.1) | 573 (22.9) | 130 (16.5) | 443 (25.9) | 2,899 (89.0) | 719 (88.9) | 2,180 (89.1) | |
| Former smoker | 1,196 (20.8) | 377 (23.6) | 819 (19.7) | 1,021 (40.8) | 345 (43.7) | 676 (39.5) | 175 (5.4) | 32 (4.0) | 143 (5.8) | |
| Current smoker | 1,090 (18.9) | 373 (23.3) | 717 (17.2) | 908 (36.3) | 315 (39.9) | 593 (34.6) | 182 (5.6) | 58 (7.2) | 124 (5.1) | |
Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation or number (%).