Table 3.
Risk factors of MetS grouped by the presence and absence of MetS.
| Components of MetS | Total |
MetS present n = 77 |
MetS absent n = 108 |
Intergroup comparison | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | p -value | ||
| Triglycerides (mmol/L) |
Normal Abnormal |
152 (79.2) 40 (20.8) |
46 (59.7) 31 (40.3) |
101 (93.5) 7 (6.5) |
<0.001 |
| HDL-c (mmol/L) |
Normal Abnormal |
93 (48.4) 99 (51.6) |
19 (24.7) 58 (75.3) |
71 (65.7) 37 (34.3) |
<0.001 |
| FBG (mmol/L) |
Normal Abnormal |
111 (48.3) 119 (51.7) |
18 (23.4) 59 (76.6) |
75 (69.4) 33 (30.6) |
<0.001 |
| SBP (mmHg) |
Normal Abnormal |
93 (40.3) 138 (59.7) |
22 (28.6) 55 (71.4) |
55 (50.9) 53 (49.1) |
0.003 |
| DBP (mmHg) |
Normal Abnormal |
131 (56.7) 100 (43.3) |
23 (29.9) 54 (70.1) |
82 (75.9) 24.1 (26.0) |
<0.001 |
| Hypertension |
Normal Abnormal |
149 (64.5) 82 (35.5) |
28 (29.9) 54 (70.1) |
92 (85.2) 16 (14.8) |
<0.001 |
| WC (cm) |
Normal Abnormal |
95 (40.1) 142 (59.9) |
6 (7.8) 71 (92.2) |
69 (63.9) 39 (36.1) |
<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.