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. 2020 Apr 6;10(4):e035216. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-035216

Table 6.

Comparisons of clinical characteristics of participants with metabolic syndrome by three criteria (mean, SD)

Male Female P value
IDF 2005 Harmonising criteria 2009 CDS 2013 IDF 2005 Harmonising criteria 2009 CDS 2013
Age 47.93 (11.44) 47.83 (11.51) 48.29 (11.00) 53.92 (11.41) 53.36 (11.31) 55.50 (11.01) 0.970
BMI 27.51 (2.54) 26.31 (2.75) 26.94 (2.79) 25.78 (2.78) 25.07 (2.98) 26.21 (3.19) 0.636
WC 96.08 (5.43) 92.18 (6.91) 94.10 (6.86) 87.06 (6.21) 84.61 (7.65) 88.14 (8.00) 0.869
TG 2.57 (2.06) 2.49 (1.98) 2.86 (2.17) 1.87 (1.14) 1.88 (1.13) 2.48 (1.35) 0.529
HDL-C 1.01 (0.23) 1.02 (0.24) 0.97 (0.20) 1.19 (0.27) 1.19 (0.27) 1.06 (0.23) 0.681
SBP 133.89 (16.55) 133.07 (16.74) 134.07 (17.35) 134.03 (19.83) 133.49 (19.95) 138.22 (20.84) 0.270
DBP 82.02 (11.50) 81.29 (11.43) 82.42 (11.91) 76.81 (11.56) 76.66 (11.67) 79.34 (12.39) 0.829
FPG 5.85 (1.65) 5.79 (1.61) 5.97 (1.83) 5.61 (1.28) 5.61 (1.69) 6.04 (1.70) 0.212

P value<0.05.

BMI, body mass index; CDS, China Diabetes Society; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; IDF, International Diabetes Federation; SBP, systolic blood pressure; TG, triglycerides; WC, waist circumference.