Table 1.

Baseline characteristic of the patients

	No metabolic syndrome (N = 518)	Metabolic syndrome (N = 124)	P-value
AGE(Years)	44.48 ± 10.19	51.76 ± 10.02	< 0.001
HEIGHT(cm)	165.44 ± 7.89	165.26 ± 8.63	0.831
WEIGHT(Kg)	64.7 ± 11.44	75.92 ± 12.89	< 0.001
WAISTLINE(cm)	81.61 ± 9.11	93.03 ± 8.81	< 0.001
SBP(mmHg)	111.43 ± 13.86	130.28 ± 16.89	< 0.001
DBP(mmHg)	70.76 ± 9.69	81.92 ± 12	< 0.001
HBA1C(%)	5.57 ± 0.51	6.28 ± 1.21	< 0.001
FASTING_GLUCOSE	91.56 ± 11.69	111.7 ± 31.5	< 0.001
Total cholesterol	190.68 ± 33.28	199.02 ± 40.62	0.036
TG	93.39 ± 54.47	211.32 ± 151.67	< 0.001
HDL_C	55.47 ± 13.8	42.23 ± 9.95	< 0.001
LDL_C	120.61 ± 31.01	122.8 ± 38.01	0.553
BUN	11.98 ± 3.29	13.68 ± 3.87	< 0.001
CREATININE	0.73 ± 0.19	0.81 ± 0.28	0.005
URIC_ACID	5.43 ± 1.39	6.43 ± 1.52	< 0.001
SEX(female)	231(45%)	49(40%)	0.402
Diabetes(%)	0(0%)	15(12%)	< 0.001

P values are calculated from t-test for continuous variables or from chi-square test for categorical

Variables. SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HDL_C, high density lipoprotein; LDL_C, low density lipoprotein; BUN, blood urea nitrogen