Table 2.
Partial correlation coefficients (adjusted for age and BMI) between SF and risk factors of MetS in the studied population, segregated by gender
| All (n: 1,659) | Men (n: 561) | Women (n: 1,098) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| r | p Value | r | p Value | r | p Value | |
| WC | .101 | <.001 | −.056 | .189 | −.041 | .18 |
| SBP | .083 | .001 | −.016 | .709 | .015 | .624 |
| DBP | .018 | .474 | .006 | .898 | −.044 | .153 |
| Total cholesterol | .093 | <.001 | .176 | <.001 | .12 | <.001 |
| TG | .166 | <.001 | .167 | <.001 | .114 | <.001 |
| HDL‐C | −.141 | <.001 | −.008 | .845 | −.015 | .627 |
| LDL‐C | .044 | .075 | .063 | .14 | .058 | .057 |
| lnFBG | .123 | <.001 | .098 | .022 | .12 | <.001 |
| lnFasting insulin | .042 | .094 | .244 | <.001 | .108 | <.001 |
| lnHOMA‐IR | .049 | .046 | .242 | <.001 | .115 | <.001 |
| lnhs‐CRP | .162 | <.001 | .119 | .005 | .179 | <.001 |
Abbreviations: DBP, diastolic blood pressure; FBG, fasting blood glucose; HOMA‐IR, Homeostasis Model Assessment for Insulin Resistance; hs‐CRP, high‐sensitivity C‐reactive protein; SBP, systolic blood pressure; WC, waist circumference.