Table 3.
Comparison of the participants’ characteristics based on persistence and disappearance of MetS after 10-year follow-up, by gender
| Variable | MetS status after 10-year follow-up in men | MetS status after 10-year follow-up in women | MetS status after 10-year follow-up in Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes n=263 (46.5) | No n=42 (50.6) | P | Yes n=302 (53.5) | No n=41 (49.4) | P | Yes n=565 | No n=83 | P | ||
| Age (year) | 52.8±12.1 | 49.4±13.5 | 0.093 | 54.7±10.9 | 52±15.6 | 0.295 | 53.8±11.5 | 50.7±14.5 | 0.06 | |
| ≤39 | 41 (15.6) | 14 (33.3) | 0.039 | 29 (9.6) | 11 (26.8) | 0.005 | 70 (12.4) | 25 (30.1) | P<0.001 | |
| 40-49 | 63 (24) | 7 (16.7) | 71 (23.5) | 5 (12.2) | 134 (23.7) | 12 (14.5) | ||||
| 50-59 | 74 (28.1) | 8 (19) | 90 (29.8) | 8 (19.5) | 164 (29) | 16 (19.3) | ||||
| 60-69 | 64 (24.3) | 12 (28.6) | 89 (29.5) | 11 (26.8) | 153 (27.1) | 23 (27.7) | ||||
| ≥70 | 21 (8) | 1 (2.4) | 23 (7.6) | 6 (14.6) | 44 (7.8) | 7 (8.4) | ||||
| Weight (kg) | 80.8±10.6 | 76.4±11.9 | 0.013 | 71.3±11.8 | 68.8±11.6 | 0.19 | 75.8±12.2 | 72.6±12.3 | 0.03 | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 27.2±3.3 | 26.1±2.8 | 0.044 | 28.8±4.4 | 27.7±4.2 | 0.129 | 28±4 | 26.9±3.6 | 0.013 | |
| <25 | 59 (23.2) | 12 (29.3) | 0.179 | 56 (18.9) | 9 (23.7) | 0.209 | 115 (20.8) | 21 (26.6) | 0.03 | |
| 25-29.9 | 148 (58) | 26 (63.4) | 127 (42.8) | 20 (52.6) | 275 (49.8) | 46 (58.2) | ||||
| >30 | 48 (18.8) | 3 (7.3) | 114 (38.4) | 9 (23.7) | 162 (29.3) | 12 (15.2) | ||||
| SBP (mmHg) | 135.6±14 | 132.1±12.8 | 0.135 | 134.1±15.6 | 131.1±13.4 | 0.234 | 134.8±14.8 | 131.6±13 | 0.064 | |
| DBP (mmHg) | 86.3±9.1 | 84.9±7.8 | 0.343 | 85.1±8.8 | 85.3±10 | 0.886 | 85.7±9 | 85.1±8.9 | 0.596 | |
| FBG (mg/dL) | 116.8±49.7 | 110.8±42.3 | 0.463 | 122.3±56 | 107.5±48.5 | 0.109 | 119.7±53.2 | 109.2±45.2 | 0.087 | |
| TG (mg/dL) | 245.5±129.6 | 222±114.2 | 0.267 | 235.5±113.2 | 170.9±72.8 | P<0.001 | 240.1±121.1 | 196.7±98.8 | P<0.001 | |
| HDL-C (mg/dL) | 47.5±13.3 | 48.6±13.3 | 0.615 | 53.8±13.9 | 51.7±12.2 | 0.347 | 50.9±13.9 | 50.1±12.8 | 0.642 | |
| WC (cm) | 100.8±8.8 | 97.8±8.1 | 0.043 | 100.3±10.3 | 95.7±11.8 | 0.008 | 100.5±9.6 | 96.8±10.1 | 0.001 | |
| Current smokers (%) | 85 (32.3) | 16 (38.1) | 0.711 | 6 (2) | 1 (2.4) | 0.848 | 91 (16.1%) | 17 (20.5%) | 0.57 | |
| Socioeconomic (%) | ||||||||||
| Low | 33 (24.1) | 2 (9.1) | 0.221 | 53 (44.9) | 5 (33.3)) | 0.261 | 86 (33.7%) | 7 (18.9%) | 0.074 | |
| Moderate | 59 (43.1) | 13 (59.1) | 38 (32.2) | 8 (53.3) | 97 (38%) | 21 (56.8%) | ||||
| High | 45 (32.8) | 7 (31.8) | 27 (22.9) | 2 (13.3) | 72 (28.2%) | 9 (24.3%) | ||||
| Physical activity (%) | ||||||||||
| Low | 149 (73.8) | 25 (75.8) | 0.335 | 142 (74.7) | 15 (60) | 0.187 | 291 (74.2%) | 40 (69%) | 0.121 | |
| Moderate | 41 (20.3) | 8 (24.2) | 45 (23.7) | 10 (40) | 86 (21.9%) | 18 (31%) | ||||
| Vigorous | 12 (5.9) | 0 | 3 (1.6) | 0 | 15 (3.8%) | 0 | ||||
| Education (%) | ||||||||||
| Low | 147 (56.5) | 21 (52.5) | 0.592 | 258 (86.3) | 32 (82.1) | 0.447 | 405 (72.5%) | 53 (67.1%) | 0.52 | |
| Moderate | 78 (30) | 15 (37.5) | 39 (13) | 6 (15.4) | 117 (20.9%) | 21 (26.6%) | ||||
| High | 35 (13.5) | 4 (10) | 2 (0.7) | 1 (2.6) | 37 (6.6%) | 5 (6.3%) | ||||
Data presented as mean±SD, otherwise indicated n%. P value for Student t-test and Chi-square test for numerical and categorical variables, respectively