Table 1.
Basic Characteristics of the Study Subjects
| Parameter | Men (n=483) | Women (n=918) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MetS(−) (n=343) | MetS(+) (n=140) | p | MetS(−) (n=641) | MetS(+) (n=277) | p | |
| Age (years) | 54.8±13.5 | 57.2±10.5 | 0.057 | 52.6 ±12.7 | 60.7±10.0 | <0.001 |
| Education (high school or above), n (%) | 162 (47.2) | 68 (48.6) | 0.79 | 238 (37.1) | 60 (21.7) | <0.001 |
| History of hypertension, n (%) | 84 (24.5) | 56 (40.0) | <0.001 | 104 (16.2) | 128 (46.2) | <0.001 |
| History of diabetes, n (%) | 12 (3.5) | 25 (17.9) | <0.001 | 17 (2.7) | 54 (19.5) | <0.001 |
| Physical activity, n (%) | 216 (63.0) | 92 (65.7) | 0.57 | 392 (61.2) | 184 (66.4) | 0.13 |
| Current smoking, n (%) | 114 (33.2) | 46 (32.9) | 0.94 | 5 (0.8) | 3 (1.1) | 0.65 |
| Current alcohol use, n (%) | 167 (48.7) | 66 (47.1) | 0.76 | 77 (12.0) | 25 (9.0) | 0.19 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 85.45±8.40 | 97.38±6.22 | <0.001 | 79.58±8.46 | 89.77±6.88 | <0.001 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 133.33±17.91 | 140.88±14.29 | <0.001 | 128.22±18.64 | 144.73±18.47 | <0.001 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 83.71±10.47 | 89.16±9.04 | <0.001 | 79.38±9.89 | 85.52±9.15 | <0.001 |
| Red blood cell count (1012/L) | 5.12±0.62 | 5.20±0.43 | 0.20 | 4.64±0.48 | 4.78±0.53 | <0.001 |
| Hemoglobin (g/L) | 150.70±13.76 | 155.32±9.47 | <0.001 | 133.65±11.15 | 137.21±11.54 | <0.001 |
| Platelet count, (109/L) | 242 (209–274) | 246 (218–289) | 0.21 | 261 (223–302) | 268 (238–311) | 0.023 |
| White blood cell count (109/L) | 6.87±1.59 | 7.24±1.66 | 0.019 | 6.10±1.53 | 6.69±1.67 | <0.001 |
| Neutrophil count (109/L) | 3.45 (2.81–4.22) | 3.66 (3.05–4.61) | 0.015 | 4.64±0.48 | 4.78±0.53 | <0.001 |
| Lymphocyte count (109/L) | 2.33 (1.94–2.77) | 2.41 (2.03–2.95) | 0.20 | 2.14 (1.77–2.58) | 2.34 (1.99–2.85) | <0.001 |
| Monocyte count (109/L) | 0.53 (0.42–0.67) | 0.56 (0.46–0.72) | 0.011 | 0.43 (0.34–0.53) | 0.46 (0.36–0.54) | 0.048 |
| Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | 5.25±0.93 | 5.51±1.10 | 0.008 | 5.50±1.07 | 5.80±1.18 | <0.001 |
| HDL-C (mmol/L) | 1.41±0.31 | 1.20±0.25 | <0.001 | 1.69±0.31 | 1.37±0.30 | <0.001 |
| LDL-C (mmol/L) | 3.17±0.84 | 3.19±0.94 | 0.80 | 3.19 (2.64–3.80) | 3.40 (2.61–4.11) | 0.12 |
| Triglyceride(mmol/L) | 1.26 (0.92–1.63) | 2.10 (1.70–2.65) | <0.001 | 1.10 (0.85–1.39) | 2.02 (1.61–2.70) | <0.001 |
| Fasting plasma glucose (mmol/L) | 4.86 (4.60–5.20) | 5.58 (4.97–6.30) | <0.001 | 4.86 (4.57–5.19) | 5.63 (4.99–6.36) | <0.001 |
| Hypersensitive C-reactive protein (mmol/L) | 1.24 (0.54–2.44) | 1.87 (1.24–3.03) | <0.001 | 1.08 (0.00–1.93) | 1.99 (1.23, 3.41) | <0.001 |
| Serum creatinine (μmol/L) | 89.86±11.37 | 88.35±11.36 | 0.184 | 66.43±8.71 | 67.15±8.40 | 0.247 |