Table 1 Gender-stratified characteristics of MetS patients and healthy control subjects
Men | Women | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Control (n = 11) | MetS (n = 15) | Control (n = 15) | MetS (n = 15) | Control (n = 26) | MetS (n = 30) | |
Age (years) | 41.2 ± 9.8 | 48.9 ± 7.1* | 49.3 ± 15.7 | 53.2 ± 4.4 | 45.9 ± 13.9 | 51.1 ± 6.2* |
Waist (cm) | 88.5 ± 10.6 | 106.4 ± 12.9** | 74.4 ± 8.0# | 106.2 ± 15.2** | 80.4 ± 11.5 | 106.3 ± 13.9** |
SBP (mmHg) | 121.3 ± 9.6 | 136.2 ± 16.5* | 120.1 ± 26.8 | 120.2 ± 14.8 | 120.6 ± 21.0 | 127.5 ± 17.3 |
DBP (mmHg) | 81.5 ± 10.2 | 83.4 ± 9.8 | 73.0 ± 14.6 | 74.5 ± 9.6 | 76.6 ± 13.4 | 78.6 ± 10.5 |
Glucose (mg/dL) | 89.2 ± 7.7 | 142.7 ± 59.1** | 85.1 ± 7.4 | 102.4 ± 19.4** | 86.9 ± 7.6 | 122.5 ± 47.8** |
TC (mg/dL) | 232.0 ± 47.8 | 196.9 ± 48.0 | 224.9 ± 60.0 | 220.0 ± 59.1 | 227.9 ± 54.2 | 208.5 ± 54.2 |
TG (mg/dL) | 151.8 ± 95.0 | 180.9 ± 151.8 | 106.3 ± 95.5 | 144.1 ± 59.0* | 125.6 ± 96.2 | 162.5 ± 114.7 |
HDL-C (mg/dL) | 52.7 ± 15.8 | 44.0 ± 12.2 | 62.1 ± 13.7 | 54.0 ± 19.2 | 58.1 ± 15.1 | 49.0 ± 16.6* |
LDL-C (mg/dL) | 149.0 ± 37.9 | 120.9 ± 45.3 | 142.3 ± 52.1 | 143.9 ± 41.2 | 145.2 ± 45.9 | 132.8 ± 44.0 |
L5 (%) | 4.1 ± 5.3 | 16.9 ± 14.6** | 5.1 ± 5.6 | 10.1 ± 8.5* | 4.7 ± 5.4 | 13.5 ± 12.2** |