Table 2.
Baseline characteristics of HANDLS study participants.
| African American | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | MetS+ (N = 20) |
MetS− (N = 91) |
p Value* |
| Agea | 49.1 ± 10.4 | 48.51 ± 8.3 | 0.80 |
| Poverty status (%) | |||
| Above | 8 (3.5) | 48 (21.3) | 0.4322 |
| Below | 12 (5.3) | 43 (19.1) | |
| High WC | |||
| WC (cm)a | 113.5 ± 16.9 | 94.6 ± 16.3 | 0.0001 |
| Elevated Triglycerides | |||
| Triglycerides (mg/dL)b | 127 ± 88.5 | 81 ± 42 | 0.0003 |
| Reduced HDL cholesterol | |||
| HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)a | 37.4 ± 8.9 | 56.8 ± 19.07 | <0.0001 |
| Elevated blood pressure | |||
| DBP (mmHg)a | 75.0 ± 13.7 | 73.8 ± 11.0 | 0.73 |
| SBP (mmHg)a | 125.7 ± 17.3 | 119.2 ± 14.9 | 0.1344 |
| Elevated fasting glucose | |||
| Fasting glucose (mg/dL)a |
117.0 ± 27.7 |
95.4 ± 14.7 |
0.002 |
| Women |
MetS+ (N = 30) |
MetS− (N = 84) |
p Value* |
| Agea | 50.7 ± 8.3 | 47.0 ± 9.1 | 0.04 |
| Poverty status | |||
| Above | 15 (6.6) | 44 (19.5) | 0.9911 |
| Below | 15 (6.6) | 40 (17.7) | |
| High WC | |||
| WC (cm)a | 109.7 ± 15.1 | 95.6 ± 14.6 | <0.0001 |
| Elevated Triglycerides | |||
| Triglycerides (mg/dL)§ | 133 ± 73.2 | 79 ± 52 | 0.0005 |
| Reduced HDL cholesterol | |||
| HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)a | 44.6 ± 9.3 | 64.5 ± 17.9 | <0.0001 |
| Elevated blood pressure | |||
| DBP (mmHg)a | 74.9 ± 9.4 | 70.9 ± 10.6 | 0.0064 |
| SBP (mmHg)a | 125.8 ± 16.2 | 116.8 ± 16.1 | 0.0125 |
| Elevated fasting glucose | |||
| Fasting glucose (mg/dL)a |
109.1 ± 25.9 |
91.9 ± 13.4 |
0.0013 |
| Whites | |||
| Men |
MetS+ (N = 47) |
MetS− (N = 71) |
p Value* |
| Agea | 51.4 ± 6.7 | 46.9 ± 8.8 | 0.001 |
| Poverty status | |||
| Above | 21 (9.0) | 36 (15.4) | 0.6507 |
| Below | 26 (11.1) | 35 (15.0) | |
| High WC | |||
| WC (cm)a | 114.6 ± 13.3 | 96.9 ± 15.2 | <0.0001 |
| Elevated Triglycerides | |||
| Triglycerides (mg/dL)b | 213 ± 100 | 96 ± 60 | <0.0001 |
| Reduced HDL cholesterol | |||
| HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)a | 38.4 ± 9.2 | 48.4 ± 10.8 | <0.0001 |
| Elevated blood pressure | |||
| DBP (mmHg)a | 79.5 ± 9.8 | 71.6 ± 9.4 | <0.0001 |
| SBP (mmHg)a | 127.2 ± 16.4 | 114.5 ± 13.2 | <0.0001 |
| Elevated fasting glucose | |||
| Fasting glucose (mg/dL)a |
149.1 ± 77.0 |
95.8 ± 12.5 |
<0.0001 |
| Women |
MetS+ (N = 45) |
MetS− (N = 70) |
p Value* |
| Agea | 51.4 ± 9.3 | 47.8 ± 8.5 | 0.03 |
| Poverty status | |||
| Above | 19 (8.1) | 38 (16.3) | 0.2839 |
| Below | 26 (11.1) | 32 (13.7) | |
| High WC | |||
| WC (cm)a | 114.9 ± 16.5 | 93.3 ± 18.6 | <0.0001 |
| Elevated Triglycerides | |||
| Triglycerides (mg/dL)b | 166 ± 98 | 91 ± 51.2 | <0.0001 |
| Reduced HDL cholesterol | |||
| HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)a | 42.9 ± 8.6 | 57.6 ± 15.6 | <0.0001 |
| Elevated blood pressure | |||
| DBP (mmHg)a | 74.0 ± 11.1 | 68.3 ± 9.6 | 0.0057 |
| SBP (mmHg)a | 125.5 ± 17.7 | 112.1 ± 15.7 | <0.0001 |
| Elevated fasting glucose | |||
| Fasting glucose (mg/dL)a | 121.1 ± 43.6 | 93.2 ± 16.6 | 0.0001 |
aPresented as mean (standard deviation) for normal continuous characteristics.
bPresented as median (interquartile range) for non-parametric continuous characteristics.
*Significance determined using chi-square test for categorical, t-test for continuous, or Mood’s median test for non-parametric continuous variables.