Table 1.
Characteristics of participants with and without metabolic syndrome.
| Variables | N = 9976 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Metabolic Syndrome N = 3906 |
Non-Metabolic Syndrome N = 6070 |
p Value | |
| Continuous variables, mean(SD) | |||
| Age (years) | 58.93(10.84) | 56.64(10.83) | <0.001 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 32.40(6.29) | 27.65(5.85) | <0.001 |
| Serum creatinine (mg/dL) | 0.94(0.45) | 0.91(0.49) | 0.012 |
| Serum AST (U/L) | 27.20(17.31) | 25.99(14.95) | <0.001 |
| Klotho (pg/mL) | 848.35(292.92) | 871.54(311.68) | <0.001 |
| Metabolic syndrome component, mean(SD) | |||
| SBP (mmHg) | 133.63(19.25) | 123.63(17.39) | <0.001 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 73.52(13.54) | 71.26(11.49) | <0.001 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 109.38(13.98) | 96.45(14.03) | <0.001 |
| Serum TG (mg/dL) | 239.42(186.63) | 120.11(73.57) | <0.001 |
| Serum HDL (mg/dL) | 43.67(12.00) | 58.91(16.05) | <0.001 |
| Serum glucose (mg/dL) | 125.34(55.94) | 96.73(27.19) | <0.001 |
| Categorical variables, n (%) | |||
| Gender | 0.035 | ||
| Male | 1880(48.1) | 3053(50.3) | |
| Female | 2026(51.9) | 3017(49.7) | |
| Race | <0.001 | ||
| Mexican American | 724(18.5) | 778(12.8) | |
| Other Hispanic | 458(11.7) | 618(10.2) | |
| Non-Hispanic White | 1829(46.8) | 2731(45.0) | |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 645(16.5) | 1335(22.0) | |
| Other Race—Including Multi-Racial | 250(6.4) | 608(10.0) | |
| Past history | |||
| Coronary heart disease | 258(6.6) | 233(3.8) | <0.001 |
| Angina/angina pectoris | 180(4.6) | 129(2.1) | <0.001 |
| Smoke | 2017(51.6) | 2886(47.5) | 0.001 |
SBP, Systolic blood pressure; DBP, Diastolic blood pressure TG, triglycerides; HDL, High-density lipoprotein; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; SD, standard deviation.