Table 1.
Summary of demographic and clinical characteristics of study individuals.
| Unrelated individuals (n = 5421) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non MetS (n = 2425) | MetS (n = 2996) | |||||
| TG < 150 (n = 2170)a | TG ≥ 150 (n = 255)b | All (n = 2425)c | TG < 150 (n = 453)d | TG ≥ 150 (n = 2543)e | All (n = 2996)f | |
| Age (years) | 41.2 ± 15.1 | 42.2 ± 12.4 | 41.3 ± 14.9 | 56.2 ± 14.7 | 55.7 ± 14.4 | 55.85 ± 14.4 |
| Male (%) | 857 (39.4) | 145 (56.8) | 1002 (41.3) | 215 (47.4) | 1225 (48.1) | 1440 (48) |
| Fast blood sugar (mg/dl) | 90.6 ± 14.6 | 89.37.5 | 90.5 ± 14.1 | 108.6 ± 29.3 | 112.6 ± 39 | 112 ± 37.7 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 89.8 ± 11.5 | 89.9 ± 9.9 | 89.8 ± 11.3 | 102.3 ± 9.5 | 101.2 ± 10.2 | 101.3 ± 10.1 |
| Hip circumference (cm) | 99.9 ± 9.1 | 98.1 ± 8 | 99.7 ± 9 | 104.7 ± 10.2 | 103.2 ± 9.3 | 103.4 ± 9.5 |
| Body Mass Index | 26.4 ± 4.6 | 26.4 ± 3.8 | 26.4 ± 4.6 | 30.8 ± 4.8 | 30.2 ± 4.7 | 30.3 ± 4.7 |
| Diastolic blood pressure | 73.3 ± 9.1 | 73.6 ± 7.7 | 73.3 ± 8.9 | 81.9 ± 10.9 | 79.4 ± 10.1 | 79.8 ± 10.2 |
| Systolic blood pressure | 108.6 ± 14.6 | 108.5 ± 10.3 | 108.6 ± 14.2 | 129.1 ± 17.6 | 123.7 ± 17.1 | 124.5 ± 17.3 |
| Triglyceride (mg/dl) | 93.2 ± 28.3 | 194.3 ± 55 | 103.8 ± 44.7 | 111.3 ± 24.2 | 198.8 ± 116 | 185.5 ± 111.7 |
| HDL-C (mg/dl) | 51 ± 10.4 | 45.7 ± 9.9 | 50.5 ± 10.5 | 43.85 ± 9.4 | 42.2 ± 10.6 | 42.5 ± 10.4 |
| Cholesterol (mg/dl) | 178.4 ± 34.4 | 205 ± 36.6 | 181.2 ± 35.6 | 180.8 ± 36.7 | 188.7 ± 44 | 187.5 ± 43.1 |
| LDL-C (mg/dl) | 105.2 ± 27.7 | 123.9 ± 30.4 | 107.2 ± 28.6 | 112 ± 29.6 | 111.6 ± 35.5 | 111.7 ± 34.6 |
| non-HDL-C (mg/dl) | 127.3 ± 32.3 | 159.3 ± 35.4 | 130.7 ± 34.1 | 136.9 ± 33.9 | 146.3 ± 43.7 | 144.9 ± 42.5 |
| Lipid lowering drug user (%) | 0 | 16 (6.2) | 16 (0.7) | 0 | 1048 (41.2) | 1048 (35) |
| Hypertension lowering drug user (%) | 86 (4) | 0 | 86 (3.5) | 139 (30.6) | 898 (35.3) | 1037 (34.7) |
| Diabetes drug user (%) | 38 (1.8) | 4 (1.6) | 42 (1.7) | 82 (18.1) | 629 (24.7) | 711 (23.8) |
Values expressed as mean ± SD or number (%).
LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.
p-values of t-student or chi-square test between the case and control groups in both models were significant (p < 0.001).
aHTg-MetS model control group.
bExcluded from HTg-MetS model.
cMetS model control group.
dExcluded from HTg-MetS model.
eHTg-MetS model control group.
fMetS model case group.