Table 3.
Comparison of anthropometric, biochemical variables and age between subjects with and without MS
| Variables | Subjects without MS (n=136) |
Subjects with MS (n=66) |
p-value |
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ||
| Age (years) | 51.7(14.2) | 56.2(10.4) | 0.011* |
| Weight (kg) | 59.4(10.5) | 68.2(11.4) | <0.001** |
| Height (cm) | 159.4(8.2) | 158.9(8.9) | 0.669 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 23.3(3.4) | 26.9(3.4) | <0.001** |
| WC (cm) | 82.0(10.0) | 93.2(7.3) | <0.001** |
| HC (cm) | 95.4(7.1) | 100.8(8.4) | <0.001** |
| Waist-hip ratio | 0.86(0.07) | 0.93(0.05) | <0.001** |
| Systolic BP (mmHg) | 132.0(17.0) | 142.0(18.0) | <0.001** |
| Diastolic BP (mmHg) | 78.0(9.0) | 82.0(11.0) | 0.002** |
| Pulse rate (beats/min) | 78.0(10.0) | 80.0(10.0) | 0.147 |
| Glucose (mg/dl) | 88.8(10.6) | 116.8(17.2) | <0.001** |
| TC (mg/dl) | 212.9(45.3) | 208.8(44.9) | 0.544 |
| TG (mg/dl) | 110.3(39.0) | 171.9 (30.0) | <0.001** |
| HDL-C (mg/dl) | 63.4(15.1) | 46.7(13.7) | <0.001** |
| LDL-C (mg/dl) | 141.7(43.0) | 137.7(41.9) | 0.521 |
| Total protein (g/dl) | 7.6(0.4) | 7.7(0.4) | 0.224 |
| Albumin (g/dl) | 4.0(0.3) | 4.0(0.2) | 0.915 |
| Uric acid (mg/dl) | 4.8(1.4) | 5.4(1.4) | 0.009** |
BMI, body mass index: WC, waist circumference: HC, hip circumference: BP, blood pressure: HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol: LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol: TG, triglyceride: TC, total cholesterol.
*
p<0.05
**
p<0.01 by using Student's t-test