Table 2.
Mean non-communicable disease risk factors by the presence/absence of MetS.
| Risk factors of MetS | Total |
MetS present n = 77 |
MetS absent n = 108 |
Intergroup comparison p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mean ±SD | mean ±SD | mean ±SD | ||
| Triglycerides (mmol/L) | 1.35 ± 1.12 | 1.88 ± 1.49 | 0.96 ± 0.45 | <0.001 |
| HDL-c (mmol/L) | 1.11 ± 0.34 | 1.00 ± 0.28 | 1.20 ± 0.36 | <0.001 |
| FBG (mmol/L) | 6.50 ± 3.44 | 7.87 ± 4.82 | 5.33 ± 1.13 | <0.001 |
| SBP (mmHg) | 133.44 ± 17.17 | 141.47 ± 18.79 | 127.40 ± 13.33 | <0.001 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 84.71 ± 13.08 | 92.73 ± 13.94 | 79.07 ± 9.12 | <0.001 |
| WC (cm) | 99.13 ± 17.59 | 110.83 ± 16.72 | 90.72 ± 14.50 | <0.001 |
HDL-c, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; FBG, fasting blood glucose; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; WC, waist circumference; MetS, metabolic syndrome. Values are reported as the mean ± standard deviation.