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. 2023 Jan 3;13:89. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-27269-6

Table 3.

Biochemical variables.

Variables Reference values Without MetS n = 37 With MetS n = 59 p-value
Mean ± SD Med (iqr 25%-75%) Mean ± SD Med (iqr 25%-75%)
TC [mmol/L]  < 5 5.5 ± 1.3 5.6 (4.9–6.4) 5.8 ± 1.2 5.7 (5.0–6.5)  < 0.0001
TG [mmo/L]  < 1.69 1.7 ± 0.3 1.7 (1.6–1.8) 2.0 ± 0.4 1.9 (1.7–2.1) 0.172
LDL [mmol/L]  < 2.6 3.3 ± 0.7 3.3 (2.9–3.8) 3.4 ± 0.8 3.4 (3.0–3.8) 0.509
HDL [mmol/L] F < 1.3 1.8 ± 0.5 1.8 (1.6–2.0) 1.9 ± 0.3 1.9 (1.6–2.1) 0.259
M < 1.0
non-HDL [mmol/L]  < 3.37 3.7 ± 0.9 3.7 (3.2–4.3) 4.0 ± 0.9 3.8 (3.2–4.3) 0.463
oxLDL [ng/L] 3513.3 ± 2852.8 1892 (1446–5436) 3483.5 ± 2827 2045 (1361–5114) 0.765
Glucose [mg/dL] 60—115 81.2 ± 8.9 81.9 (75.1–86.8) 103.4 ± 29.7 95.9 (86.1–106.0)  < 0.0001
Insulin [μU/mL] 9.9 ± 3.4 9.2 (8.5–9.9) 11.0 ± 3.6 10.0 (8.8–12.8) 0.082
HOMA-IR  < 2.5 2.0 ± 0.8 1.8 (1.7–2.1) 2.9 ± 1.4 2.3 (1.8–3.7)  < 0.001

TG triglycerides, TC total cholesterol, LDL low density lipoprotein, HDL high density lipoprotein, HOMA-IR homeostatic model assessment, SD standard deviation, Med median, IGR interquartile.